Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Novo

The Diocese of Porto Novo (Latin: Portus Dioecesis Novi ) is a location in Benin Diocese of the Roman Catholic church located in Porto Novo.

History

The Diocese of Porto Novo was born on April 5, 1954 by Pope Pius XII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Qui universe of annexations of the Apostolic Vicariate of Ouidah as Apostolic Vicariate of Porto Novo. On September 14, 1955, the Apostolic Vicariate of Porto Novo by Pius XII was. charged with the Apostolic Constitution Dum Tantis to the diocese and the Archdiocese of Cotonou is a suffragan. The Diocese of Porto Novo was on April 5, 1963 from parts of its territory to the founding of the Diocese of Abomey.

Bishops of Porto Novo

  • Noël Laurent Boucheix SMA, 1958-1969
  • Vincent Mensah, 1970-2000
  • Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton, 2000-2005, then Archbishop of Cotonou
  • René -Marie Ehuzu CIM, 2007-2012 See is vacant, since 2012
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