Religions of Parakou

On February 4, 1993 Pope John Paul II visited the city and had a meeting with representatives of both the Roman Catholic Church and Islam at the "Center d'Alphabétisation Départemental du Borgou" and a mass was held in municipal stadium of Parakou. Ahmadiya Muslim Community inaugurated a mosque in Quartier Titirou, Parakou in April 2004 by his Supreme Head Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad Sahib Khalifatoul Massih V