Natitingou (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

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Bishop(s) Antoine Sabi Bio, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 10 February 1964 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Parakou Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Benin Square Kilometers: 20,499 (7,917 Square Miles) Description: Civil District of Natitingou Official Web Site: http://www.diocese-natitingou.net/ Mailing Address: Évêché, B.P. 102, Natitingou, Benin Telephone: 96.39.47.93

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Patient Honoré Pierre Yvon Redois, S.M.A. † (10 Feb 1964 Appointed - 11 Nov 1983 Resigned)
• Nicolas Okioh † (11 Nov 1983 Appointed - 10 Jun 1995 Resigned)
• Pascal N’Koué (28 Jun 1997 Appointed - 14 Jun 2011 Appointed, Archbishop of Parakou)
• Antoine Sabi Bio (13 Mar 2014 Appointed - )

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1970	6,300	368,500	1.7%	5	25	30	210		30	38	16	ap1971
1980	10,525	433,525	2.4%	5	20	25	421		27	51	23	ap1981
1990	18,490	602,407	3.1%	12	12	24	770		16	65	23	ap1991
1999	18,652	605,152	3.1%	26	1	27	690		8	84	22	ap2000
2000	19,662	606,000	3.2%	31	4	35	561		11	81	24	ap2001
2001	30,085	402,097	7.5%	26	11	37	813		16	29	25	ap2002
2002	76,397	561,381	13.6%	28	5	33	2,315		11	30	24	ap2003
2003	79,763	561,381	14.2%	28	13	41	1,945		28	33	25	ap2004
2004	110,661	553,417	20.0%	34	9	43	2,573		23	45	26	ap2005
2010	121,432	701,425	17.3%	44	8	52	2,335		35	149	29	ap2011
2013	170,294	759,616	22.4%	51	7	58	2,936		37	168	26	ap2014
2016	184,650	882,992	20.9%	55	10	65	2,840		28	153	37	ap2017
2019	205,115	976,750	21.0%	71	13	84	2,441		41	181	39	ap2020
2021	216,340	1,030,830	21.0%	65	14	79	2,738		46	175	39	ap2022
2023	203,200	1,096,770	18.5%	64	16	80	2,540		44	150	42	ap2024

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

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Source(s)

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