Cotonou is the economic center of Benin. Its official population count was 761,137 inhabitants in 2006; however, some estimates indicate its population to be as high as 2.4 million. The population in 1960 was only 70,000. The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The city lies in the southeast of the country, between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Nokoué.
Benin possesses railway and road infrastructure, as well as two seaports. Benin currently does not have rail connections to other countries, but new proposals seek to change this.
The Catholic Church in Benin is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The Archdiocese of Niamey is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Niger. It is based in the capital city of Niamey and was erected on 28 April 1942. Pope Benedict XVI made it an archdiocese in June 2007. It performs the Latin Rite and covers approximately 200,000 square kilometres (80,000 sq mi).
The Archdiocese of Parakou is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Kumasi in Ghana.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Novo is a diocese located in the city of Porto Novo in the Ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lokossa is a diocese located in the city of Lokossa in the Ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Natitingou is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, located in the city of Natitingou in the Ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of N’Dali is a diocese located in the city of N’Dali in the Ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin.
Christians in Benin constitute approximately 42.8 percent (~3,762,904) of the country's population
N'Dali is a city and arrondissement in the north of Benin, and the capital of the Commune of N'Dali in the Borgou Department. The commune covers an area of 3748 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 113,604 people. In 2008 there were an estimated 16,941 people living in the main town of N'Dali.
Christianity is the most widely professed religion in Benin, with 48.5% of the nation's total population being members of various Christian denominations. Consequently, it plays an important role in shaping the country's social and cultural life.
Archbishop Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton is a retired Beninese Roman Catholic archbishop, the Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou.
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in Western Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north; its short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin. Its size is just over 110000 km2 with a population of almost 8500000. Its capital is the Yoruba founded city of Porto Novo, but the seat of government is the Fon city of Cotonou. About half the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 per day.
While there are currently no railways in Niger, two systems are likely in 2014, one from Benin and a second from Nigeria. In April 2014 construction began for the railway extension connecting Niamey to Cotonou via Parakou (Benin),.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Heliopolis was a Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Latin Church in northern Egypt.
The Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral also simply called Cathedral of Parakou, is a religious building in the Catholic Church is located in the town of Parakou, in the Borgou department in the north part of the African country of Benin.
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