Diocese of Abomey Dioecesis Abomeiensis French: Diocèse d'Abomey
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Cathedral of Saints Pierre et Paul d'Abomey (Saints Peter and Paul of Abomey)
Location
Country	Benin
Episcopal conference	Episcopal Conference of Benin
Ecclesiastical province	Cotonou
Coordinates	7°10′42″N 1°59′34″E / 7.1783°N 1.9927°E / 7.1783; 1.9927
Statistics
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2022) 852,000[a] 204,000[a] (23.9%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	5 April 1963; 61 years ago (1963-04-05)
Diocese	Abomey
Cathedral	Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul d'Abomey (French for 'Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul of Abomey')
Secular priests	143[a]
Language	French
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Eugène Cyrille Houndékon [fr]
Metropolitan Archbishop	Roger Houngbédji [fr]
Catholic-Hierarchy.org[1]

The Diocese of Abomey (Latin: Dioecesis Abomeiensis) is a Catholic Latin Church diocese located in the city of Abomey in the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin.

• 5 April 1963: Established as Diocese of Abomey from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cotonou and Diocese of Porto Novo^[1]

• Bishops of Abomey,^[1] in reverse chronological order
  • Eugène Cyrille Houndékon [fr]: 20 December 2007‍–‍present
  • René-Marie Ehuzu, C.I.M.: 25 November 2002 – 3 January 2007, appointed Bishop of Porto Novo
  • Lucien Monsi-Agboka: 5 April 1963 – 25 November 2002

• Barthélemy Adoukonou, appointed titular bishop of Zama Minor in 2011 (had already been appointed Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture)

• Catholic Church in Benin
• Episcopal Conference of Benin

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Abomey (Diocese) at Catholic-Hierarchy.org

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