Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gagnoa

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gagnoa (Latin: Gagnoaën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Gagnoa in Côte d'Ivoire.

History[]

  • 1956.06.25: Established as Diocese of Gagnoa from the Diocese of Daloa
  • 1994.12.19: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gagnoa

Special churches[]

The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Sainte-Anne in Gagnoa.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order[]

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Gagnoa (Roman rite), below
    • Archbishop (since 2008.11.22)
    • Archbishop Barthélémy Djabla (2006.07.21 - 2008.09.15)
    • Archbishop Jean-Pierre Kutwa (2001.05.15 – 2006.05.02) appointed Archbishop of Abidjan (Cardinal in 2014)
    • Archbishop (1994.12.19 – 2001.05.15); see below
  • Bishops of Gagnoa (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop Noël Kokora-Tekry (1971.03.11 – 1994.12.19); see above
    • Bishop , S.M.A. (1956.07.04 – 1971.03.11)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

  • (priest here, 1987–1992), appointed Bishop of Agboville in 2006
  • , appointed Bishop of Man in 2007

Suffragan Dioceses[]

See also[]

Sources[]

Coordinates: 6°08′00″N 5°56′00″W / 6.1333°N 5.9333°W / 6.1333; -5.9333

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