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Diocese of Abengourou

Dioecesis Abenguruensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Gbaya Boniface Ziri, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 13 September 1963
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bouaké
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Côte d’Ivoire
  • Square Kilometers: 18,214 (7,035 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 92, Abengourou, Cote d'Ivoire
  • Telephone: 35.913.078
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
13 September 1963ErectedArchdiocese of Abidjan (Abengourou, Agnibilekrou, and Adzopé)
Diocese of Bouaké (Bongouanou and Arrah)
Diocese of Katiola (Bini-Madam, Bondoukou, Bouna, Nassian, Tanda, and Tehini)
Diocese of Abengourou (erected)
18 February 1966Territory LostDiocese of Abengourou (Adzopé and Akoupé) Archdiocese of Abidjan
3 July 1987Territory LostDiocese of Abengourou (Bouna, Tehini, Nassian, Bondoukou, Sandégué, and Tanda (excluding Assuéfry and Transua)) Diocese of Bondoukou (erected)
14 June 1988Territory LostDiocese of Abengourou (Assuefry and Transua) Diocese of Bondoukou
19 December 1994Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Abengourou (from Abidjan)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
196960,649421,66114.4%23232,63623114ap1971
198094,000634,00014.8%1224362,611284517ap1981
1990100,360542,00018.5%1013234,363172411ap1991
1997200,000700,00028.6%291306,66643213ap2000
2000209,621500,00041.9%261277,76343113ap2002
2001213,536500,00042.7%26268,21233213ap2002
2002217,000500,00043.4%30307,23332813ap2003
2003219,500500,00043.9%36366,09722813ap2004
2004210,200500,00042.0%44444,77722714ap2005
2005235,000600,00039.2%452475,00052517ap2006
2006295,000600,50049.1%49496,02031720ap2007
2011333,000690,00048.3%56565,94633133ap2012
2012480,4121,248,67638.5%63637,62533537ap2013
2015458,5201,271,45036.1%682706,55061847ap2016
2018469,3521,284,59436.5%822845,58762849ap2019
2020493,2801,351,42036.5%903935,30462351ap2021
2022729,2462,070,39435.2%95957,67655958ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 547, to Page 549
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 541

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