Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gagnoa

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gagnoa (Latin: Gagnoaën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Gagnoa in Côte d'Ivoire.

History

• 1956.06.25: Established as Diocese of Gagnoa from the Diocese of Daloa
• 1994.12.19: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gagnoa

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Sainte-Anne in Gagnoa.

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Gagnoa (Roman rite), below
  • Archbishop Joseph Yapo Aké (since 2008.11.22)
  • Archbishop Barthélémy Djabla (2006.07.21 - 2008.09.15)
  • Archbishop Jean-Pierre Kutwa (2001.05.15 – 2006.05.02) appointed Archbishop of Abidjan (Cardinal in 2014)
  • Archbishop Noël Kokora-Tekry (1994.12.19 – 2001.05.15); see below
• Bishops of Gagnoa (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Noël Kokora-Tekry (1971.03.11 – 1994.12.19); see above
  • Bishop Jean Marie Etrillard, S.M.A. (1956.07.04 – 1971.03.11)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Alexis Touably Youlo (priest here, 1987–1992), appointed Bishop of Agboville in 2006
• Gaspard Béby Gnéba, appointed Bishop of Man in 2007

Suffragan Dioceses

• Daloa
• Man
• San Pedro-en-Côte d'Ivoire

See also

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

Sources

• GCatholic.org

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