The Roman Catholic Diocese of Katiola ( la, Katiolaën(sis)) is a
Roman Catholic
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diocese
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History
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in the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Korhogo in
Côte d'Ivoire.
History
* May 15, 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Katiola from the
Apostolic Prefecture of Korhogo
* September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Katiola
Special churches
The seat of the bishop is the Cathédrale Jeanne d’Arc in
Katiola.
Leadership
; Vicar Apostolic of Katiola
** This is the former
Vicariate Apostolic of Korhogo
* Emile Durrheimer, S.M.A. (15 May 1952 – 14 September 1955)
;Bishops of Katiola
*
Emile Durrheimer,
S.M.A. (14 September 1955 – 7 July 1977)
*
Jean-Marie Kélétigui (7 July 1977 – 10 October 2002)
*
Marie-Daniel Dadiet (10 October 2002 – 12 May 2004) appointed Archbishop of Korhogo
*
Ignace Bessi Dogbo (19 March 2004 – 3 January 2021)
*
Honoré Beugré Dakpa (13 May 2021 – present)
;Other priests of this diocese who became bishop
*
Antoine Koné, appointed Bishop of Odienné in 2009
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Côte d'Ivoire
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*
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
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References
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Ivory Coast
Christian organizations established in 1952
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Hambol
1952 establishments in French West Africa
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Korhogo
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