The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bouaké ( la, Buaken(sis)) is the
Metropolitan See for the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Bouaké
Bouaké (or Bwake, N’ko: ߓߐ߰ߞߍ߫ ''Bɔ̀ɔkɛ́'') is the second-largest city in Ivory Coast, with a population of 740,000 (2021 census). It is the seat of three levels of subdivision— Vallée du Bandama District, Gbêkê Region, and Bo ...
in
Côte d'Ivoire.
History
* 1951.05.17: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Bouaké from the
Apostolic Vicariate 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 Aposto ...
* 1955.09.14: Promoted as Diocese of Bouaké
* 1994.12.19: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bouaké
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Sainte Thérèse in Bouaké.
Bishops
Ordinaries
*Vicar Apostolic of Bouaké (Roman rite)
** Bishop André-Pierre Duirat, S.M.A. (1951.10.26 – 1955.09.14); ''see below''
*
Bishop
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s of Bouaké (Roman rite)
** Bishop
André-Pierre Duirat,
S.M.A. (1955.09.14 – 1973.05.17); ''see above''
** Bishop Vital Komenan Yao (1973.05.17 – 1994.12.19); ''see below''
* Metropolitan Archbishops of Bouaké (Roman rite)
** Archbishop
Vital Komenan Yao (1994.12.19 – 2006.09.22); ''see above''
** Archbishop
Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro,
O.F.M. (since 2006.09.22)
Coadjutor archbishop
*
Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M. (2006)
Auxiliary Bishop
*
Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa
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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
*
Auguste Nobou, appointed Bishop of Korhogo in 1971
Suffragan Dioceses
*
Abengourou
*
Bondoukou
Bondoukou (var. Bonduku, Bontuku) is a city in northeastern Ivory Coast, 420 km northeast of Abidjan. It is the seat of both Zanzan District and Gontougo Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Bondoukou Depart ...
*
Yamoussoukro
Yamoussoukro (; , locally ) is the ''de jure'' capital of Ivory Coast and an autonomous district. As of the 2014 census, Yamoussoukro is the fifth most populous city in Ivory Coast with a population of 212,670. Located north-west of Abidjan, th ...
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Côte d'Ivoire
The Catholic Church in Ivory Coast is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Catholicism arrived in Ivory Coast through the arrival of French settlers.
The Catholic Church is the world's largest ...
*
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Côte d'Ivoire {{short description, None
The Roman Catholic Church in Côte d'Ivoire is composed of 4 ecclesiastical provinces and 11 suffragan dioceses.
List of dioceses
Episcopal Conference of Côte d’Ivoire
Ecclesiastical Province of Abidjan
* Archdiocese ...
Sources
GCatholic.org
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