Pierre-Marie Coty

Pierre-Marie Coty was an Ivorian Roman Catholic bishop.
Coty was born in the Ivory Coast and was ordained to the priesthood in 1955. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa, Ivory Coast from 1975 to 2005.

Biography

Pierre-Marie Coty is also the author of the lyrics of L'Abidjanaise, the national anthem of Ivory Coast since 1960, while the composer of the music of L'Abidjanaise was Abbé Pierre-Michel Pango.

Decoration

Commander: during the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the death of Abbé Pierre-Michel Pango, posthumously, and together with Pierre-Marie Coty, they were elevated to the rank of Commander of the National Order.