Date | Event | From | To |
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11 March 1968 | Erected | Archdiocese of Cotonou (Mono) | Diocese of Lokossa (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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1970 | 23,098 | 310,008 | 7.5% | 9 | 12 | 21 | 1,099 | 13 | 35 | 11 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 25,500 | 421,000 | 6.1% | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1,821 | 2 | 43 | 12 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 61,450 | 712,000 | 8.6% | 36 | 2 | 38 | 1,617 | 2 | 36 | 21 | ap1991 | |
1998 | 83,452 | 979,210 | 8.5% | 60 | 60 | 1,390 | 88 | 31 | ap2001 | |||
2001 | 85,453 | 982,210 | 8.7% | 56 | 56 | 1,525 | 103 | 31 | ap2002 | |||
2003 | 85,400 | 881,371 | 9.7% | 69 | 1 | 70 | 1,220 | 1 | 107 | 32 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 140,000 | 884,623 | 15.8% | 77 | 1 | 78 | 1,794 | 1 | 116 | 34 | ap2005 | |
2010 | 138,279 | 1,110,409 | 12.5% | 104 | 104 | 1,329 | 135 | 45 | ap2011 | |||
2013 | 146,700 | 1,261,000 | 11.6% | 120 | 120 | 1,222 | 139 | 50 | ap2014 | |||
2016 | 159,042 | 1,306,543 | 12.2% | 125 | 125 | 1,272 | 124 | 54 | ap2017 | |||
2019 | 177,315 | 1,456,400 | 12.2% | 127 | 127 | 1,396 | 4 | 152 | 57 | ap2020 | ||
2021 | 187,120 | 1,537,960 | 12.2% | 134 | 134 | 1,396 | 4 | 152 | 57 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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