Archdiocese of Abidjan
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire.
History
- June 28, 1895: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Costa d'Avorio from the Apostolic Prefecture of Gold Coast in Ghana
- November 17, 1911: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Costa d'Avorio
- April 9, 1940: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Abidjan
- September 14, 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abidjan
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is St. Paul's Cathedral in Abidjan.Leadership
; Prefect Apostolic of Ivory Coast- Fr. Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A.
- Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A.
- François Person, S.M.A.
- Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A.
- * Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A.
- Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A.
- Bernard Yago ; cardinal in 1983
- Bernard Agré ; cardinal in 2001
- Jean-Pierre Kutwa ; cardinal in 2014
- Ignace Bessi Dogbo, O.P. 920 May 2024 - present)
Auxiliary bishops
- Laurent Yapi, appointed Bishop of Abengourou
- Paul Dacoury-Tabley, appointed Bishop of Grand-Bassam
- Joseph Yapo Aké, appointed Bishop of Yamoussoukro
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Bernard Agré, appointed Bishop of Man in 1968; later returned here as Archbishop; future Cardinal