Roman Catholicism in Ivory Coast

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 France, French settlers.

The Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian church, and its largest religious grouping. There are an estimated 2.8 million baptised Catholics in Ivory Coast, 17.2% of the population (according to the 2014 Census), in 15 dioceses. There are 800 priests and 1,500 men and women in religious orders.

The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro in Yamoussoukro, is the largest church in the world, larger even than St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

Within Ivory Coast the hierarchy consists of:
*Archbishopric
**Bishopric

*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan, Abidjan
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Agboville, Agboville
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand-Bassam, Grand-Bassam
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopougon, Yopougon
*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bouaké, Bouaké
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Abengourou, Abengourou
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Bondoukou, Bondoukou
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Yamoussoukro, Yamoussoukro
*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gagnoa, Gagnoa
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa, Daloa
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Man, Man
**Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pedro-en-Côte d'Ivoire, San Pedro-en-Côte d'Ivoire
*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Korhogo, Korhogo
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Katiola, Katiola
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Odienné, Odienné

See also

*:it:Mario_Roberto_Cassari, Mario Roberto Cassari
*Ambrose Madtha, Monsignor Ambrose Madtha
*Joseph Spiteri

References

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Catholic Church in Ivory Coast,
Catholic Church by country, Ivory Coast