Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan (
Côte d'Ivoire
.
History
- June 28, 1895: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Gold Coast in Ghana
- November 17, 1911: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariateof Costa d'Avorio
- April 9, 1940: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Abidjan
- September 14, 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abidjan
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is St. Paul's Cathedral in Abidjan.
Bishops
- Prefect Apostolic of Ivory Coast (Latin Rite)
- Fr. Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. (18 January 1910 – 17 January 1911); see below
- Vicars Apostolic of Ivory Coast (Latin Rite)
- Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. (17 January 1911 – 29 March 1935); see above
- François Person, S.M.A. (9 December 1935 – 8 July 1938)
- Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (15 March 1939 – 9 April 1940); see below
- Vicar Apostolic of Abidjan (Latin Rite)
- Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (9 April 1940 – 14 September 1955); see above & below
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Abidjan (Latin Rite)
- Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (1955.09.14 – 1959.06.10); see above
- Bernard Yago (1960.04.05 – 1994.12.19); Cardinal in 1983
- Bernard Agré (1994.12.19 – 2006.05.02); Cardinal in 2001
- Jean-Pierre Kutwa (since 2006.05.02); Cardinal in 2014
Auxiliary bishops
- Laurent Yapi (1970-1979), appointed Bishop of Abengourou
- Paul Dacoury-Tabley (1979-1994), appointed Bishop of Grand-Bassam
- Joseph Yapo Aké (2001-2006), appointed Bishop of Yamoussoukro
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Bernard Agré, appointed Bishop of Man in 1968; later returned here as Archbishop; future Cardinal
Suffragan dioceses
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Côte d'Ivoire
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Côte d'Ivoire