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Suffragan diocese Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire

Diocese of Daloa

Daloaën(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in west central Cote d'Ivoire, established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Sassandra on 9 April 1940 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Costa d'Avorio and promoted as the Diocese of Daloa on 14 September 1955. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gagnoa and its seat is the Cathedrale du Christ-Roi in Daloa. Bishop Marcellin Yao Kouadio has led the diocese since 25 April 2018.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedrale du Christ-Roi, Daloa, in Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire.

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Established
1940
Catholics
38,000
Priests
103
Territory
22,637 km²

Parishes and churches

22 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Marcellin Yao Kouadio
Born
10 January 1960
Birthplace
Vavoua

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The cathedral

Cathedrale du Christ-Roi, Daloa stands in Daloa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In the ecclesiastical province of Gagnoa in Côte d'Ivoire, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa (Latin: Dalaoaën(sis)) has its seat in the city of Daloa.