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Suffragan diocese Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire

Diocese of Katiola

Katiolaën(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in central Cote d'Ivoire, established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Katiola on 15 May 1952 from the Apostolic Prefecture of Korhogo and promoted to diocese on 14 September 1955. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Korhogo and its seat is the Cathedrale Jeanne d'Arc in Katiola. Bishop Honore Beugre Dakpa has led the diocese since 13 May 2021.

On the map

Esri
Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1952
Catholics
107,187
Priests
51
Territory
32,832 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Honore Beugre Dakpa
Born
30 July 1969
Birthplace
Grand-Lahou

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The cathedral

Cathedrale Jeanne d'Arc, Katiola stands in Katiola, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Within the ecclesiastical province of Korhogo in Côte d'Ivoire stands the Roman Catholic Diocese of Katiola (Latin: Katiolaën(sis)).