The Archdiocese of Parakou (Latin: Archidioecesis Parakuensis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin.
Caritas BDBD Parakou is the social arm of the diocese.
History
- 13 May 1948: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Parakou from the Apostolic Prefecture of Niamey, Niger
- 10 February 1964: Promoted as Diocese of Parakou
- 16 October 1997: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Parakou
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul in Parakou.
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Parakou (Roman rite), below
- Bishop of Parakou (Roman rite), below Bishop Nestor Assogba: 10 April 1976 – 16 October 1997; see above
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Clet Feliho, appointed Bishop of Kandi in 2000
- Aristide Gonsallo, appointed Bishop of Porto Novo in 2015