Gagnoa (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Vacant
Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi, Apostolic Administrator
Joseph Yapo Aké, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 19 December 1994
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Côte d’Ivoire
Square Kilometers: 19,949 (7,705 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.archidiocesedegagnoa.org
Mailing Address: Archeveche, B.P. 527, Gagnoa, Cote d'Ivoire
Telephone: 32.772.568
Fax: (same)

Historical Details

Diocese of Gagnoa
- Latin Name: Gagnoaensis
- Erected: 25 June 1956
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Abidjan
- Country: Côte d’Ivoire

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jean Marie Étrillard, S.M.A. † (4 Jul 1956 Appointed - 11 Mar 1971 Resigned)
Noël Kokora-Tekry † (11 Mar 1971 Appointed - 15 May 2001 Retired)
Jean-Pierre Kutwa (15 May 2001 Appointed - 2 May 2006 Appointed, Archbishop of Abidjan)
Barthélémy Djabla † (21 Jul 2006 Appointed - 15 Sep 2008 Died)
Joseph Yapo Aké (22 Nov 2008 Appointed - 4 Oct 2023 Resigned)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Gagnoa
25 June 1956	Erected	Diocese of Daloa (Gagnoa, Grand-Lahou, Cassandra, and Tabou)	Diocese of Gagnoa (erected)
23 October 1989	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gagnoa (Arso (San Pedro, Sassandra, Soubré, and Tabou))	Diocese of San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire (erected)
Archdiocese of Gagnoa
19 December 1994	Elevated	Diocese of Gagnoa	Archdiocese of Gagnoa

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Gagnoa

1969 71,804 442,144 16.2% 48 36 84 854 47 41 18 ap1971

1980 111,000 987,000 11.2% 14 29 43 2,581 36 61 22 ap1981

1990 102,666 750,000 13.7% 35 6 41 2,504 15 45 17 ap1991

Archdiocese of Gagnoa

1999 128,000 1,157,000 11.1% 61 3 64 2,000 17 61 26 ap2000

2000 122,032 1,091,046 11.2% 63 6 69 1,768 16 50 29 ap2001

2001 127,887 1,141,769 11.2% 65 7 72 1,776 18 49 29 ap2002

2004 133,920 1,362,694 9.8% 80 7 87 1,539 18 49 30 ap2005

2006 144,000 1,425,000 10.1% 112 2 114 1,263 10 53 34 ap2007

2013 289,000 1,492,000 19.4% 98 98 2,948 6 47 38 ap2014

2016 512,701 1,609,682 31.9% 107 107 4,791 8 79 40 ap2017

2019 396,676 2,483,813 16.0% 124 4 128 3,099 16 70 42 ap2020

2021 400,220 2,525,869 15.8% 104 3 107 3,740 12 79 44 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Gagnoa
1969	71,804	442,144	16.2%	48	36	84	854	47	41	18	ap1971
1980	111,000	987,000	11.2%	14	29	43	2,581	36	61	22	ap1981
1990	102,666	750,000	13.7%	35	6	41	2,504	15	45	17	ap1991
Archdiocese of Gagnoa
1999	128,000	1,157,000	11.1%	61	3	64	2,000	17	61	26	ap2000
2000	122,032	1,091,046	11.2%	63	6	69	1,768	16	50	29	ap2001
2001	127,887	1,141,769	11.2%	65	7	72	1,776	18	49	29	ap2002
2004	133,920	1,362,694	9.8%	80	7	87	1,539	18	49	30	ap2005
2006	144,000	1,425,000	10.1%	112	2	114	1,263	10	53	34	ap2007
2013	289,000	1,492,000	19.4%	98		98	2,948	6	47	38	ap2014
2016	512,701	1,609,682	31.9%	107		107	4,791	8	79	40	ap2017
2019	396,676	2,483,813	16.0%	124	4	128	3,099	16	70	42	ap2020
2021	400,220	2,525,869	15.8%	104	3	107	3,740	12	79	44	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Barthélémy Djabla † (Priest: 15 Mar 1964 to 23 Oct 1989; Archbishop: 21 Jul 2006 to 15 Sep 2008)
Jean Marie Étrillard, S.M.A. † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1956 to 11 Mar 1971)
Noël Kokora-Tekry † (Priest: 9 Jan 1949; Bishop: 11 Mar 1971; Archbishop: 19 Dec 1994 to 15 May 2001)

Source(s)

Diocese of Gagnoa
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 113, to Page 115
Archdiocese of Gagnoa
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 537, and Page 538

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