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Archdiocese of Abidjan

Archidioecesis Abidianensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Archbishop
  • Jean-Pierre Kutwa, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 14 September 1955
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Côte d’Ivoire
  • Square Kilometers: 3,810 (1,471 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Archeveche, av. Jean Paul II, 01 B.P. 1287, Abidjan 01, Cote d'Ivoire
  • Telephone: 20.21.23.08/9
  • Fax: 20.21.40.22

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio
28 June 1895ErectedPrefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast} Prefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio (erected)
17 November 1911Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio (Northern districts: Tuba, Mankono, Kong, and Bunduku) Prefecture Apostolic of Korhogo (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio
17 November 1911ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio (Southern districts: Cavally-Nord, Sassandra-Nord, Baulé-Nord, Comoé, and Indenie) Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio
9 April 1940Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio (Right bank of the river Bandama (except Tiassalé)) Vicariate Apostolic of Sassandra (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Abidjan
9 April 1940Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio Vicariate Apostolic of Abidjan
17 May 1951Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Abidjan (Bouaké) Prefecture Apostolic of Bouaké (erected)
Archdiocese of Abidjan
14 September 1955ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Abidjan Archdiocese of Abidjan
13 September 1963Territory LostArchdiocese 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 AddedDiocese of Abengourou (Adzopé and Akoupé) Archdiocese of Abidjan
8 June 1982Territory LostArchdiocese of Abidjan (Aboisso, Grand-Bassam, and Bonoua along with Port-Bouët and Koumassi) Diocese of Grand-Bassam (erected)
Diocese of Yopougon (erected)
8 June 1982Territory LostArchdiocese of Abidjan (Yopougon along with Agboville, Adzopé, Tiassalé, Sikensi, Dabou, and Jacqueville)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Abidjan
195093,810751,00012.5%56561,6756424ap1951
Archdiocese of Abidjan
1959140,7301963821,716107424ap1960
1969260,000900,00028.9%40961361,91112813235ap1971
1980375,0002,347,00016.0%67901572,388113718546ap1981
1990636,0001,329,00047.9%61611225,21313110426ap1991
1999750,0002,500,00030.0%104871913,92635326534ap2000
2000750,0002,500,00030.0%104801844,07630626536ap2001
2001750,0002,500,00030.0%171632343,205132927242ap2002
2002750,0002,500,00030.0%102651674,49129027643ap2003
2003750,0002,500,00030.0%139601993,76828516645ap2004
2004750,0002,500,00030.0%136742103,571127927144ap2005
2005762,0002,540,00030.0%1581002582,953145126548ap2006
2006859,0002,616,00032.8%2351353702,32158232055ap2007
20111,987,0003,013,00065.9%2161643805,22859732565ap2012
20122,043,0003,098,00065.9%204722767,40251430867ap2013
20152,210,0003,351,00066.0%3421414834,57541716672ap2016
20182,379,0003,608,00065.9%3781415194,58343616672ap2019
20202,502,6603,795,65065.9%4031415444,60047316672ap2021
20222,622,0003,982,00065.8%4271465734,57547816672ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 3, Page 653, and Page 654
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Abidjan
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 32, Page 195
  • Archdiocese of Abidjan
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 113, to Page 119
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 243

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