Archdiocese of Abidjan
Abidianen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese for the ecclesiastical province of Abidjan in Cote d'Ivoire, established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Costa d'Avorio in 1895 and promoted to metropolitan archdiocese on 14 September 1955. Its seat is St. Paul's Cathedral in Abidjan and its suffragans are Agboville, Grand-Bassam and Yopougon. Cardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo has been archbishop since 20 May 2024.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 14 September 1955
- Latin
- Abidianen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000588
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 2,622,000
- Population
- 3,982,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 65.8%
- Priests
- 573
- Catholics per priest
- 4,576
- Extent
- 3,810 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 688
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Ignace Bessi Dogbo (Cardinal)
- Born
- 17 August 1961
- Birthplace
- Niangon-Adjamé
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Paul's Cathedral, Abidjan stands in Abidjan, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Abidjan
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AgbovilleAgboville
- Diocese of Grand-BassamGrand-Bassam
- Diocese of YopougonYopougon
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In Côte d'Ivoire, the ecclesiastical province of Abidjan is headed by its Metropolitan See, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan (Latin: Abidianen(sis)).
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.