Saint Peter and Paul of Parakou and the seminary of Fatima
The Cathedral of the Saints Peter and Paul of Parakou was born as a parish in 1944 by the Society of African Missions. Bless in 1958 and raised to cathedral in 1964, it is the seat of the metropolitan archdiocese of northern Benin, created by John Paul II in 1997.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The parish opened in 1944, with Father Roger Barthelemy as the first parish priest.
- The temple was solemnly blessed in 1958 and became a cathedral in 1964.
- On 16 October 1997, John Paul II raised the seat to the Metropolitan Archdiocese.
- Fatima is present in Parakou for her seminar: the Notre-Dame de Fatima Séminaire, interdiocesan, started in 1960-1962, one of the schools of excellence in Benin.
Catedral de Parakou
Heart of the Church of northern Benin, the Cathedral of Parakou unites the faith of the apostles with a vivid Marian footprint: under the name of Our Lady of Fatima, the future priests of the region have been formed for decades.
- Our Lady of Fatima, keep the sower of the Gospel in Benin.
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