Metropolitan see Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire
Archdiocese of Bouaké
Buaken(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese in central Cote d'Ivoire, established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Bouake on 17 May 1951 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Abidjan, promoted to diocese in 1955 and to metropolitan archdiocese on 19 December 1994. Its seat is the Cathedrale Sainte Therese in Bouake and its suffragans are Abengourou, Bondoukou and Yamoussoukro. Archbishop Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa has led the archdiocese since 25 July 2024.
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- Established
- 1951
- Catholics
- 244,000
- Priests
- 65
- Territory
- 20,000 km²
Parishes and churches
45 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedrale Ste Therese De Lenfant JesusTown not recorded · CathedralView parish
- Sainte-ThérèseBouaké · CathedralView parish
- Nativite De Notre DameTown not recordedView parish
- Nativité de Notre-DamePrikroView parish
- Nd De FourviereTown not recordedView parish
- Nd De La Paix BeoumiTown not recordedView parish
- Nd De La Paix OuelleTown not recordedView parish
- Nd De La ProvidenceTown not recordedView parish
- Nd De NazarethTown not recordedView parish
- Notre-Dame de FourvièreSakassouView parish
- Notre-Dame de la PaixBéoumiView parish
- Notre-Dame de la PaixOuelléView parish
- Notre-Dame de la ProvidenceM’BahiakroView parish
- Notre-Dame de NazarethBouakéView parish
- Saint PaulBroboView parish
- Saint-Antoine de PadoueBouakéView parish
- Saint-François-XavierYaokoffikroView parish
- Saint-GabrielBotroView parish
- Saint-Jean-BaptisteAhougnansouView parish
- Saint-Jean-Marie-VianneyBodokroView parish
- Saint-Joseph-ArtisanDiaboView parish
- Saint-Joseph-MukassaSokouraView parish
- Saint-MarcBroukroView parish
- Saint-Martin Air France 2BouakéView parish
- Saint-Pierre et Saint-PaulDaoukroView parish
- Saint-Pierre NimboNimboView parish
- Sainte-Marie de la ZoneBouakéView parish
- Sainte-Marie Notre-Dame de l’AssomptionDjébonouaView parish
- St Antoine De PadoueTown not recordedView parish
- St CamilleTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa
- Born
- 6 January 1969
- Birthplace
- Kuindjabo
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The cathedral
Cathedrale Sainte Therese, Bouake stands in Bouaké, 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.
History
The ecclesiastical province of Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire has as its Metropolitan See the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bouaké (Latin: Buaken(sis)).