Diocese of

Abengourou

Cote d’Ivoire Cote d’Ivoire

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Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Abengourou / Abenguruen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Bouaké

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2009.07.01 – ...):Bishop Gbaya Boniface Ziri, S.J. (74)Bishop Gbaya Boniface Ziri, S.J. (74)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Abengourou (Roman Rite)

Bishop Gbaya Boniface Ziri, S.J. (74)Bishop Gbaya Boniface Ziri, S.J. (74)
(2009.07.01 – ...)

Bishop of Abengourou (Cote d’Ivoire)

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Born:1949.12.31 (Gagnoa, Cote d’Ivoire)
Ordained Priest:1976.06.06
Consecrated Bishop:2009.08.22

Bishop of Abengourou (Cote d’Ivoire) (2009.07.01 – ...)

Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d’Ivoire (2014.05.25 – 2017.05.21)

Bishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi (62)Bishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi (62)
(2003.11.21 – 2009.01.03)

Bishop of San Pedro (Cote d’Ivoire)
Apostolic Administrator of Gagnoa (Cote d’Ivoire)

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Born:1962.03.22 (Bongouanou, Cote d’Ivoire)
Ordained Priest:1990.08.04
Consecrated Bishop:2003.12.21

Priest of Abengourou (Cote d’Ivoire) (1990.08.04 – 2003.11.21)

Bishop of Abengourou (Cote d’Ivoire) (2003.11.21 – 2009.01.03)

Bishop of San Pedro (Cote d’Ivoire) (2009.01.03 – ...)

Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d’Ivoire (2017.05.21 – 2023.06.04)

Apostolic Administrator of Gagnoa (Cote d’Ivoire) (2023.10.04 – ...)

Bishop Bruno Kouamé
(1981.03.26 – 2003.11.21)

Born:1927.12.16 (Anoumaba, Cote d’Ivoire)
Ordained Priest:1956.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:1981.05.31
Died:2021.05.17 (Bouaké, Cote d’Ivoire † 93)

Bishop of Abengourou (Cote d’Ivoire) (1981.03.26 – 2003.11.21)

Bishop Laurent Yapi
(1979.01.12 – 1980.08.17)

Born:1937.09.24 (Cote d’Ivoire)
Ordained Priest:1963.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:1970.10.25
Died:1980.08.17 († 42)

Titular Bishop of Capsus (1970.09.21 – 1979.01.12)

Auxiliary Bishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) (1970.09.21 – 1979.01.12)

Bishop of Abengourou (Cote d’Ivoire) (1979.01.12 – 1980.08.17)

Bishop Eugène Abissa Kwaku
(1963.09.13 – 1978.08.10)

Born:1927 (Cote d’Ivoire)
Ordained Priest:1956.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:1963.11.24
Died:1978.08.10 († 50)

Bishop of Abengourou (Cote d’Ivoire) (1963.09.13 – 1978.08.10)

Special Churches

Agboville (↙), Yamoussoukro (←), Bouaké (↖), Bondoukou (↑), Wiawso (→), Grand-Bassam (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 18,214 km²

Population: 749,548 Catholics (35.7% of 2,100,617 total)

Pastoral Centres: 58 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 93 priests (diocesan), 64 religious (5 brothers, 59 sisters), 30 seminarians

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Last updated on 2024.10.29

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