Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopougon
Roman Catholic diocese in Côte d'Ivoire
Diocese of Yopougon Dioecesis Yopugonensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Côte d'Ivoire |
Metropolitan | Abidjan |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,367 km2 (2,844 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 2,199,744 950,000 (43.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jean Salomon Lezoutie[1][2] |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopougon (Latin: Yopugonen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Yopougon in the ecclesiastical province of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire.
History
- June 8, 1982: Established as Diocese of Yopougon from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abidjan
Special churches
The Cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-André in Yopougon.
Bishops
- Bishops of Yopougon (Roman rite)
- Bishop Laurent Akran Mandjo (1982.06.08 - 2015.11.28); Bishop Emeritus - Deceased
- Bishop Jean Salomon Lezoutie (2015.11.28 - Present); formerly, Coadjutor Bishop of the same Diocese
Coadjutor Bishop
- Jean Salomon Lezoutié (2009 - 2015)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Ignace Bessi Dogbo, appointed Bishop of Katiola in 2004
- Bruno Essoh Yedoh, appointed Bishop of Bondoukou in 2019
See also
References
Sources
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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