Episcopal Conference of Benin
{{Short description|Assembly of Catholic bishops}}
The Episcopal Conference of Benin or Bishops' Conference of Benin is the local assembly of bishops is the Episcopal Conference of Benin ({{langx|fr|Conférence épiscopale du Bénin}}, or CEB).
The CEB is a member of the Regional Episcopal Conference of Francophone West Africa and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
List of presidents:
- 1970-1971: Bernardin Gantin, Archbishop of Cotonou
- 1972-1991: Christophe Adimou, Archbishop of Cotonou
- 1991-1999: Lucien Monsi-Agboka, Bishop of Abomey
- 2001-2006: Nestor Assogba, Archbishop of Cotonou
- 2006-2016: Antoine Ganye, Dassa-Zoumé and Archbishop of Cotonou
- 2016-2023: Victor Agbanou, Bishop of Lokossa
- 2023-today: Roger Houngbédji, Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotonou
The social arm of the Bishops Conference is Caritas Benin, which was founded as "Secours catholique dahoméen" in 1958 and renamed in 1983.{{cite web |url= https://www.caritasbenin.org/historique/ |title= Historique |trans-title= History |language=French |website= caritasbenin.org |access-date= 16 June 2025}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://eglisecatholiqueaubenin.org/ }}
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/BJ.htm gcatholic]
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/bj.html www.catholic-hierarchy.org]
Category:Catholic Church in Benin
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