Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan

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.

Leadership

• Prefects Apostolic of Ivory Coast (Latin Rite)
  • Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. (18 January 1910 – 17 January 1911)
• Vicars Apostolic of Ivory Coast (Latin Rite)
  • Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. (17 January 1911 – 29 March 1935)
  • François Person, S.M.A. (9 December 1935 – 8 July 1938)
  • Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (15 March 1939 – 9 April 1940)
• Vicars Apostolic of Abidjan (Latin Rite)
  • Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (9 April 1940 – 14 September 1955)
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Abidjan (Latin Rite)
  • Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (1955.09.14 – 1959.06.10)
  • Bernard Yago (1960.04.05 – 1994.12.19)
  • Bernard Agré (1994.12.19 – 2006.05.02)
  • Jean-Pierre Kutwa since 2006.05.02

Suffragan Dioceses

• Agboville
• Grand-Bassam
• Yopougon

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Côte d'Ivoire
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Côte d'Ivoire

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information