Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gagnoa
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Template:Short description The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gagnoa (Template:Langx) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Gagnoa in Côte d'Ivoire.
History
- 1956.06.25: Established as Diocese of Gagnoa from the Diocese of Daloa
- 1994.12.19: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gagnoa
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Sainte-Anne in Gagnoa.
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Gagnoa (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Joseph Yapo Aké (since 2008.11.22)
- Archbishop Barthélémy Djabla (2006.07.21 - 2008.09.15)
- Archbishop Jean-Pierre Kutwa (2001.05.15 – 2006.05.02) appointed Archbishop of Abidjan (Cardinal in 2014)
- Archbishop Noël Kokora-Tekry (1994.12.19 – 2001.05.15); see below
- Bishops of Gagnoa (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Noël Kokora-Tekry (1971.03.11 – 1994.12.19); see above
- Bishop Jean Marie Etrillard, S.M.A. (1956.07.04 – 1971.03.11)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Alexis Touably Youlo (priest here, 1987–1992), appointed Bishop of Agboville in 2006
- Gaspard Béby Gnéba, appointed Bishop of Man in 2007
Suffragan Dioceses
See also
Sources
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