Roman Catholic archdiocese in Ivory Coast
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan (
Latin: Abidianen(sis)) is the
Metropolitan
See for the
ecclesiastical province of
Abidjan in
Côte d'Ivoire.
History
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)
-
Jules-Joseph Moury, 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
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
See also
Sources
References
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