Diocese of Katiola
Katiolaën(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire
Latin-rite diocese in central Cote d'Ivoire, established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Katiola on 15 May 1952 from the Apostolic Prefecture of Korhogo and promoted to diocese on 14 September 1955. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Korhogo and its seat is the Cathedrale Jeanne d'Arc in Katiola. Bishop Honore Beugre Dakpa has led the diocese since 13 May 2021.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 14 September 1955
- Latin
- Katiolaën(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001818
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 107,187
- Population
- 1,022,320
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 10.5%
- Priests
- 51
- Catholics per priest
- 2,102
- Extent
- 32,832 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 3.3
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
- Bishop
- Honore Beugre Dakpa
- Born
- 30 July 1969
- Birthplace
- Grand-Lahou
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
Cathedrale Jeanne d'Arc, Katiola stands in Katiola, 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 Korhogo
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Korhogo.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of KorhogoKorhogo
- Diocese of OdiennéOdienné
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Within the ecclesiastical province of Korhogo in Côte d'Ivoire stands the Roman Catholic Diocese of Katiola (Latin: Katiolaën(sis)).
How to reach it
- Diocesan offices
- Evêché, B.P. 110, Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire
- Telephone
- 08.06.22.10; fax 31.66.07.00
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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.