Location
Official nameMonastère N.-D. de Kokoubou
Number84
Contact Information
SuperiorDom Polycarp Wisungnin Javlon 1965. Supérieur ad nutum 2024
Other Information
Juridical statusSimple Priory
DioceseSimple Priory
OCSO regionRAFMA
OriginsFounded by Bellefontaine in 1972; raised to the status of simple priory on 16 June 1985.
History
- 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.
Father immediateBellefontaine ; depuis 2025, Délégué du Père Immédiat : Dom Xavier Frisque d’Orval (jusqu’au Chapitre Général de 2028)
Past superiors
- Charles FAUCHER — Supérieur — 28/10/1972 – 16/06/1985
- Charles FAUCHER — Prieur titulaire — 16/06/1985 – 01/12/2001
- Jean FORESTIER — Prieur titulaire — 05/01/2002 – 05/01/2014
- Marcellin DHECADJEVI — Prieur titulaire — 05/04/ 2014 – 20/03/2020
- Clément SOBAKIN — Prieur titulaire — 21/03/2020 – 24/10/2024
Work/incomecultivation of local crops – igname, corn, soya, peanuts – the surplus production is sold; 200 laying hens; honey; jams; cottage cheese.
Guest facilities14 rooms
TransportationGare destinataire : Parakou.
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