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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Grand-Bassam
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand-Bassam ( la, Bassam Maioris) is a diocese located in the city of Grand-Bassam in the Ecclesiastical province of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire. History * June 8, 1982: Established as Diocese of Grand-Bassam from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abidjan Special churches The Cathedral is the Cathédrale Sacré Cœur in Grand-Bassam. Bishops * Bishops of Grand-Bassam (Roman rite) ** Bishop Joseph Akichi (1982.06.08 – 1993.04.05) ** Bishop Paul Dacoury-Tabley (1994.12.19 - 2010.03.27) ** Bishop Raymond Ahoua, F.D.P. (since 2010.03.27) Other priest of this diocese who became bishop *Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa, appointed auxiliary bishop of Bouaké in 2020 See also *Roman Catholicism in Côte d'Ivoire * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Côte d'Ivoire Sources GCatholic.org Grand-Bassam Grand-Bassam Grand-Bassam Grand-Bassam () is a town in southeastern Ivory Coast, lying east of Abidjan. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Grand-Bassam De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Abidjan
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan ( la, Abidianen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire. History * June 28, 1895: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Costa d'Avorio from the Apostolic Prefecture of Gold Coast in Ghana * November 17, 1911: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of 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 Apost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |