The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan ( la, Abidianen(sis)) is the

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for the

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Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, ...

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History

* June 28, 1895: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Costa d'Avorio from the

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* 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

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in Abidjan.

Bishops

* Prefect Apostolic of Ivory Coast (

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) ** 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 Jean-Pierre Kutwa (born 22 December 1945) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan, Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast since May 2006. On 12 January 2014, Pope Franc ...

(since 2006.05.02); Cardinal in 2014

Auxiliary bishops

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(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

Agboville Agboville is the town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Agboville Department. It is also a commune and the seat of Agnéby-Tiassa Region in Lagunes District. Agboville is situated 79 km north of Abidjan. T ...

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 Department; it is also a commune. During the late 19th century, Grand-Bassam was briefly the French colonial c ...

* Yopougon

Sources

GCatholic.org

References

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