The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan (Latin: Abidianen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire.

Contents 1 History 2 Special churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Diocese 5 See also 6 Source

[edit] 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

[edit] Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Saint-Paul du Plateau in Abidjan.

[edit] Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Abidjan (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Jean-Pierre Kutwa since 2006.05.02
  • Cardinal Bernard Agré (1994.12.19 – 2006.05.02)
  • Cardinal Bernard Yago (1960.04.05 – 1994.12.19)
  • Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (1955.09.14 – 1959.06.10)
• Vicars Apostolic of Abidjan (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (1940.04.09 – 1955.09.14)
• Vicars Apostolic of Costa d'Avorio (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (1939.03.15 – 1940.04.09)
  • Bishop François Person, S.M.A. (1935.12.09 – 1938.07.08)
  • Bishop Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. (1911.01.17 – 1935.03.29)
• Prefects Apostolic of Costa d'Avorio (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. (1910.01.18 – 1911.01.17)

[edit] Suffragan Diocese

• Agboville
• Grand-Bassam
• Yopougon

[edit] See also

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

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information