Archdiocese of Abidjan
Abidianen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese for the ecclesiastical province of Abidjan in Cote d'Ivoire, established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Costa d'Avorio in 1895 and promoted to metropolitan archdiocese on 14 September 1955. Its seat is St. Paul's Cathedral in Abidjan and its suffragans are Agboville, Grand-Bassam and Yopougon. Cardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo has been archbishop since 20 May 2024.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 14 September 1955
- Latin
- Abidianen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000588
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 2,622,000
- Priests
- 573
- Catholics per priest
- 4,576
- Extent
- 3,810 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 688
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
- Archbishop
- Ignace Bessi Dogbo (Cardinal)
- Born
- 17 August 1961
- Birthplace
- Niangon-Adjamé
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
St. Paul's Cathedral, Abidjan stands in Abidjan, 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 Abidjan
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AgbovilleAgboville
- Diocese of Grand-BassamGrand-Bassam
- Diocese of YopougonYopougon
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In Côte d'Ivoire, the ecclesiastical province of Abidjan is headed by its Metropolitan See, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan (Latin: Abidianen(sis)).
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].