The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa ( la, Dalaoaën(sis)) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

located in the city of

Daloa Daloa is a city in western Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both the Sassandra-Marahoué District and the Haut-Sassandra Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of Daloa Department. Daloa is also a Commune ...

in the

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Gagnoa Gagnoa is a city in south-central Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Gôh-Djiboua District and Gôh Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Gagnoa Department. Gagnoa is also a commune. In the 2014 census, the city had a population ...

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

History

* April 9, 1940: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Sassandra from the

Apostolic Vicariate of Costa d’Avorio 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 Aposto ...

* September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Daloa

Special churches

The

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is the Cathédrale du Christ-Roi in Daloa.

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

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s of Daloa (Roman rite), below ** Bishop Marcellin Yao Kouadio (since 2018.04.25) ** Bishop Maurice Konan Kouassi (2005.03.22 - 2018.04.25) ** Bishop

Pierre-Marie Coty Pierre-Marie Coty (22 November 1927 – 17 July 2020) was an Ivorian Roman Catholic bishop. Coty was born in the Ivory Coast and was ordained to the priesthood in 1955. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa The Roman C ...

(1975.11.20 – 2005.03.22) ** Bishop

Pierre-Eugène Rouanet Pierre-Eugène Rouanet, S.M.A. (16 November 1917 – 4 February 2012) was a French bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Rouanet was born in Mazamet, France and ordained a priest in the society of apostolic life, the Society of African Missi ...

, S.M.A. (1956.07.04 - 1975.11.20) ** Bishop

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, S.M.A. (1956.02.29 – 1956.07.04), appointed Bishop of Gagnoa * Vicar Apostolic of Sassandra (Roman rite), below ** Bishop

Alphonse Charles Kirmann Alphonse may refer to: * Alphonse (given name) * Alphonse (surname) * Alphonse Atoll, one of two atolls in the Seychelles' Alphonse Group See also *Alphons *Alfonso (disambiguation) Alfonso (and variants Alphonso, Afonso, Alphons, and Alphonse) is ...

, S.M.A. (1940.04.09 – 1955.03.25)

Sources

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in Ivory Coast Christian organizations established in 1940 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Sassandra-Marahoué District Daloa Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Gagnoa {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub