Fidèle Agbatchi is a retired Benin

Benin

Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...

ese Roman Catholic archbishop

Archbishop

An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...

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He was ordained as a priest on January 7, 1978 and on June 10, 2000 was appointed Archbishop of Parakou

Parakou

Parakou is the largest city in eastern Benin, with an estimated population of around 188,853 people, and capital of the Borgou Department. The mayor as of 2008 was Samou Seidou Adambi and administratively the commune of Parakou makes up one of Benin's 77 communes.-Economy:Parakou lies on the main...

, and was ordained on April 14, 2004 beginning his term. He served the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Parakou

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Parakou

The Archdiocese of Parakou is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin.-History:* 1948.05.13: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Parakou from the Apostolic Prefecture of Niamey, Niger...

 from his seat in St. Paul Cathedral in Parakou. On Thursday, November 4, 2010, his resignation as Archbishop of Parakou was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...

in accordance with Canon 401, Paragraph 2, of the Code of Canon Law.

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy page