The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yamoussoukro () 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, prov ...
located in the city of
Yamoussoukro
Yamoussoukro (; , locally ) is the capital city of Ivory Coast and an autonomous district. As of the 2014 census, Yamoussoukro is the fifth most populous city in the Ivory Coast, with a population of 212,670. Located north-west of Abidjan, the ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Bouaké
Bouaké (or Bwake, N'Ko script, N’ko: ߓߐ߰ߞߍ߫ ''Bɔ̀ɔkɛ́'') is the second-largest list of cities in Ivory Coast, city in Ivory Coast, with a population of 740,000 (2021 census). It is the seat of three levels of subdivisions of Ivory ...
in
Côte d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and ...
.
History
* March 6, 1992: Established as Diocese of Yamoussoukro from the Diocese of Bouaké
Special churches
The
Cathedral
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is the Cathédrale Saint-Augustin in Yamoussoukro. The Minor Basilica
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Paix in Yamoussoukro is the
second largest church in the world.
Bishops
*
Bishop
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s of Yamoussoukro (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Bernard Agré
Bernard Agré (2 March 1926 – 9 June 2014) was an Ivorian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Abidjan from 1994 to 2006. He was made a cardinal in 2001.
Biography
He was born in Monga, Côte d'Ivoire. He was educated at the Seminar ...
(1992.03.06 – 1994.12.19), appointed Archbishop of Abidjan (
Cardinal
Cardinal or The Cardinal most commonly refers to
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**''Cardinalis'', genus of three species in the family Cardinalidae
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in 2001)
** Bishop
Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro
Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro (19 December 1952 – 12 February 2024) was an Ivorian Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Yamoussoukro from 1996 to 2006 and archbishop of Bouaké
Bouaké (or Bwake, N'Ko script, N’ko: ߓߐ߰ߞߍ߫ ''Bɔ̀ ...
,
O.F.M. (1995.12.06 – 2006.01.12), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Bouaké
** Bishop Joseph Aké (2006.07.21 - 2008.11.22), appointed Archbishop of Gagnoa
** Bishop Marcellin Yao Kouadio (2009.07.01 - 2018.04.25), appointed Bishop of Daloa
See also
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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 large ...
*
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Côte d'Ivoire
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Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Ivory Coast
Christian organizations established in 1992
Yamoussoukro
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bouaké
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