Diocese of Odienné
Odiennen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire
Latin-rite diocese in northwestern Cote d'Ivoire, erected on 19 December 1994 from the Dioceses of Daloa, Korhogo and Man. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Korhogo and its seat is the Cathedrale Saint-Augustin in Odienne. Bishop Alain Clement Amiezi has led the diocese since 30 June 2022.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 19 December 1994
- Latin
- Odiennen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002444
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 6,700
- Population
- 670,200
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 1.0%
- Priests
- 29
- Catholics per priest
- 231
- Extent
- 51,220 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.1
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
- Alain Clement Amiezi
- Born
- 28 September 1970
- Birthplace
- Dimbokro
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 Saint-Augustin, Odienne stands in Odienné, 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 KatiolaKatiola
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In the ecclesiastical province of Korhogo in Côte d'Ivoire, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Odienné (Latin: Odiennen(sis)) has its seat in the city of Odienné.
How to reach it
- Diocesan offices
- Evêché, B.P. 162, Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire
- Telephone
- 07.08.54.06.05
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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.