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Archdiocese of Korhogo

Korhogoën(sis)

Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese in northern Cote d'Ivoire, first established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Korhogo on 17 November 1911, restored as the Diocese of Korhogo in 1971 from the Diocese of Katiola and promoted to metropolitan archdiocese on 19 December 1994. Its seat is the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Korhogo and its suffragans include Katiola and Odienne. Archbishop Armand Kone has led the archdiocese since 7 March 2025.

The see

Rank
Metropolitan see
Tradition
Latin Church
Erected
19 December 1994
Latin
Korhogoën(sis)
Patron
Saint Jean Baptiste
Annuario code
001001891

The see in figures

Catholics
55,057
Population
850,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
6.5%
Priests
40
Catholics per priest
1,376
Extent
13,643 km²
Catholics per km²
4.0

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
Armand Kone
Born
29 July 1969
Birthplace
Kouto

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

Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Korhogo stands in Korhogo, 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

This see is the metropolitan of its province.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

History

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Korhogo (Latin: Korhogoën(sis)) serves as the Metropolitan See of the ecclesiastical province of Korhogo in Côte d'Ivoire.

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Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.