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Diocese of Porto Novo

Dioecesis Portus Novi



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Bishop(s)

  • Aristide Gonsallo, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 14 September 1955
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cotonou
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Benin
  • Square Kilometers: 4,545 (1,755 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Évêché, 01 B.P. 380, Porto-Novo, Benin
  • Telephone: 20.21.32.01; 65.21.26.26
  • Fax: 20.21.52.21

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Porto Novo
5 April 1954ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Ouidah Vicariate Apostolic of Porto Novo (erected)
Diocese of Porto Novo
14 September 1955ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Porto Novo Diocese of Porto Novo (erected)
5 April 1963Territory LostArchdiocese of Cotonou (Abomey, Savalou, Savé, Dassa and Zagnanado)
Diocese of Porto Novo (Zagnanado)
Diocese of Abomey (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Porto Novo
1970109,640535,50320.5%1315283,915155215ap1971
1980144,000697,00020.7%147216,85773319ap1981
1990242,634855,00028.4%236298,36676022ap1991
1998326,6231,080,00030.2%473506,53247526ap2001
2001345,3251,150,53830.0%424467,50758026ap2002
2002348,0671,153,43330.2%504546,44558526ap2003
2003361,7401,168,10331.0%574615,93058629ap2004
2004370,0101,178,18531.4%553586,37947133ap2005
2010702,0001,260,00055.7%10661126,267129953ap2011
2013773,0001,389,00055.7%12191305,946911061ap2014
2016680,0001,722,77639.5%155121674,0711210682ap2017
2019733,6301,858,63039.5%177111883,9021313183ap2020
2021763,2001,933,29839.5%191122033,7591413190ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Porto Novo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 470, and Page 471
  • Diocese of Porto Novo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 113, to Page 119

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