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.

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Diocese 5 See also 6 Source

[edit] History

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

[edit] Special Churches

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

[edit] Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Gagnoa (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Barthélémy Djabla since 2006.07.21
  • Archbishop Jean-Pierre Kutwa (2001.05.15 – 2006.05.02)
  • Archbishop Noël Kokora-Tekry (1994.12.19 – 2001.05.15)
• Bishops of Gagnoa (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Noël Kokora-Tekry (1971.03.11 – 1994.12.19)
  • Bishop Jean Marie Etrillard, S.M.A. (1956.07.04 – 1971.03.11)

[edit] Suffragan Diocese

• Daloa
• Man
• San Pedro-en-Côte-d’Ivoire

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Côte d'Ivoire

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information