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Diocese of Bondoukou

Dioecesis Bondukuensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Bruno Essoh Yedoh, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3 July 1987
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bouaké
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Côte d’Ivoire
  • Square Kilometers: 38,000 (14,677 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 444, Bondoukou, Cote d'Ivoire
  • Telephone: 07.55.93.14

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3 July 1987ErectedDiocese of Abengourou (Bouna, Tehini, Nassian, Bondoukou, Sandégué, and Tanda (excluding Assuéfry and Transua)) Diocese of Bondoukou (erected)
14 June 1988Territory AddedDiocese of Abengourou (Assuefry and Transua) Diocese of Bondoukou
19 December 1994Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Bondoukou (from Abidjan)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
199023,489384,8876.1%415191,23615227ap1991
199942,260490,1008.6%119202,11392410ap2000
200017,000650,0002.6%116171,00062012ap2001
2001150,0001,000,00015.0%2210324,687103013ap2002
2002150,000500,00030.0%1616324,687162714ap2003
200335,000335,00010.4%1713301,166132314ap2004
200475,000650,00011.5%287352,14272715ap2005
200697,800680,00014.4%367432,27472716ap2007
2012116,000807,00014.4%537601,93373622ap2013
2015126,200874,00014.4%63632,0034224ap2016
2018136,275943,76014.4%68682,0043524ap2019
2020290,325992,85029.2%69694,2073529ap2021

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 79, Page 1,432, and Page 1,433
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 80, Page 1,482
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 541

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