Apostolic Prefecture Of Costa D'Avorio
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
- Prefect Apostolic of Ivory Coast
- Fr. Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. (18 January 1910 – 17 January 1911)
- Vicars Apostolic of Ivory Coast
- 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)
- Vicar Apostolic of Abidjan
- Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (9 April 1940 – 14 September 1955)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Abidjan
- Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (14 September 1955 – 10 June 1959)
- Bernard Yago (5 April 1960 – 19 December 1994); cardinal in 1983
- Bernard Agré (19 December 1994 – 2 May 2006); cardinal in 2001
- Jean-Pierre Kutwa (2 May 2006 - 20 May 2024); cardinal in 2014
- Ignace Bessi Dogbo, O.P. 920 May 2024 - present)
Auxiliary bishops
- Laurent Yapi (1970-1979), appointed Bishop of Abengourou
- Paul Dacoury-Tabley (1979-1994), appointed Bishop of Grand-Bassam
- Joseph Yapo Aké (2001-2006), appointed Bishop of Yamoussoukro
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Bernard Agré, appointed Bishop of Man in 1968; later returned here as Archbishop; future Cardinal