Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan (Latin: 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 Apostolic Prefecture of Gold Coast in Ghana
  • November 17, 1911: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Costa d'Avorio
  • April 9, 1940: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Abidjan
  • September 14, 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abidjan

Special churches[]

The seat of the archbishop is St. Paul's Cathedral in Abidjan.

Bishops[]

  • Prefect Apostolic of Ivory Coast (Latin Rite)
    • Fr. Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. (18 January 1910 – 17 January 1911); see below
  • Vicars Apostolic of Ivory Coast (Latin Rite)
    • , S.M.A. (17 January 1911 – 29 March 1935); see above
    • François Person, S.M.A. (9 December 1935 – 8 July 1938)
    • Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (15 March 1939 – 9 April 1940); see below
  • Vicar Apostolic of Abidjan (Latin Rite)
    • Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (9 April 1940 – 14 September 1955); see above & below
  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Abidjan (Latin Rite)

Auxiliary bishops[]

  • (1970-1979), appointed Bishop of Abengourou
  • (1979-1994), appointed Bishop of Grand-Bassam
  • (2001-2006), appointed Bishop of Yamoussoukro

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

  • Bernard Agré, appointed Bishop of Man in 1968; later returned here as Archbishop; future Cardinal

Suffragan Dioceses[]

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Coordinates: 5°19′58″N 4°01′12″W / 5.3328°N 4.0200°W / 5.3328; -4.0200

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