Archdiocese of Bouaké
Buaken(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire
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.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 19 December 1994
- Latin
- Buaken(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000938
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 244,000
- Priests
- 65
- Catholics per priest
- 3,754
- Extent
- 20,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 12
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
- Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa
- Born
- 6 January 1969
- Birthplace
- Kuindjabo
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
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.
The province of Bouake
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AbengourouAbengourou
- Diocese of BondoukouBondoukou
- Diocese of YamoussoukroYamoussoukro
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The ecclesiastical province of Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire has as its Metropolitan See the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bouaké (Latin: Buaken(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].