Diocese of Daloa

Dioecesis Daloaensis
Location
Country Côte d'Ivoire
MetropolitanGagnoa
Statistics
Area22,637 km2 (8,740 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
1790000
38,000 (3.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMarcellin Yao Kouadio
Bishops emeritusMaurice Konan Kouassi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa (Latin: Dalaoaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Daloa in the Ecclesiastical province of Gagnoa in Côte d'Ivoire.

History

Special churches

The cathedral of the diocese is the Cathédrale du Christ-Roi in Daloa.

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

  • Bishops of Daloa (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop Marcellin Yao Kouadio (since 2018.04.25)
    • Bishop Maurice Konan Kouassi (2005.03.22 - 2018.04.25)
    • Bishop Pierre-Marie Coty (1975.11.20 – 2005.03.22)
    • Bishop Pierre-Eugène Rouanet, S.M.A. (1956.07.04 - 1975.11.20)
    • Bishop Jean Marie Etrillard, S.M.A. (1956.02.29 – 1956.07.04), appointed Bishop of Gagnoa
  • Vicar Apostolic of Sassandra (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop Alphonse Charles Kirmann, S.M.A. (1940.04.09 – 1955.03.25)

See also

Sources

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