Kokoubou
Adresse
Nom Officiel Monastère N.-D. de Kokoubou
N° 84
Pays Benin
Ville Parakou
Adresse B.P. 97
Contact
Email Communauté [email protected]
Supérieur(e) Dom Polycarp Wisungnin Javlon 1965. Supérieur ad nutum 2024
Autres Informations
Statut Juridique Simple Priory
Diocèse Simple Priory
Région OCSO RAFMA
Fondée/Restaurée 1972
Origine
Founded by Bellefontaine in 1972; raised to the status of simple priory on 16 June 1985.
Histoire
1972: the founders, many of whom were already at Dahomey making preparations, took possession of the property in October of 1972. The foundation cross was blessed by the abbot of Bellefontaine on 28 October. The property is located 26 km west of Parakou, 36 km from the abbey of Etoile Notre-Dame. It is located on the savannah, which had to be cleared, near a stream that never dries up. This is the reason the place from which the monastery takes its name is Kokoubou, which means “always flowing.”
1985, 20 June: consecration of the church by Mgr. Assogba, bishop of Parakou. Also present were Dom Ambrose Southey, abbot general, Mgr. Mununu and Dom Emmanuel Coutant.
Père Immédiat
Bellefontaine
Ancien(ne)s Supérieur(e)s
Charles FAUCHER — Supérieur — 28/10/1972 – 16/06/1985
Charles FAUCHER — Prieur titulaire — 16/06/1985 – 01/12/2001
Marcellin DHECADJEVI — Prieur titulaire — 5/04/ 2014 – 20/03/2020
Clément SOBAKIN — Prieur titulaire — 21/03/2020 – 24/10/2024
Travail et Sources de Revenus
cultivation of local crops – igname, corn, soya, peanuts – the surplus production is sold; 200 laying hens; honey; jams; cottage cheese.
Capacité d'Accueil
14 rooms
Moyens de transport
Gare destinataire : Parakou.
