Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopougon

Roman Catholic diocese in Côte d'Ivoire
Diocese of Yopougon

Dioecesis Yopugonensis
Location
CountryCôte d'Ivoire
MetropolitanAbidjan
Statistics
Area7,367 km2 (2,844 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
2,199,744
950,000 (43.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJean Salomon Lezoutie[1][2]

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopougon (Latin: Yopugonen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Yopougon in the ecclesiastical province of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire.

History

  • June 8, 1982: Established as Diocese of Yopougon from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abidjan

Special churches

The Cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-André in Yopougon.

Bishops

  • Bishops of Yopougon (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Laurent Akran Mandjo (1982.06.08 - 2015.11.28); Bishop Emeritus - Deceased
    • Bishop Jean Salomon Lezoutie (2015.11.28 - Present); formerly, Coadjutor Bishop of the same Diocese

Coadjutor Bishop

  • Jean Salomon Lezoutié (2009 - 2015)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Ignace Bessi Dogbo, appointed Bishop of Katiola in 2004
  • Bruno Essoh Yedoh, appointed Bishop of Bondoukou in 2019

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved Aug 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Web Translator". www.translatetheweb.com. Retrieved Aug 26, 2020.

Sources

  • GCatholic.org
  • Catholic Hierarchy

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