Archdiocese of Korhogo
Korhogoën(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese in northern Cote d'Ivoire, first established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Korhogo on 17 November 1911, restored as the Diocese of Korhogo in 1971 from the Diocese of Katiola and promoted to metropolitan archdiocese on 19 December 1994. Its seat is the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Korhogo and its suffragans include Katiola and Odienne. Archbishop Armand Kone has led the archdiocese since 7 March 2025.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 19 December 1994
- Latin
- Korhogoën(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Jean Baptiste
- Annuario code
- 001001891
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 55,057
- Population
- 850,000
- Catholic share
- 6.5%
- Priests
- 40
- Catholics per priest
- 1,376
- Extent
- 13,643 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.0
of the people living within its bounds
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
- Armand Kone
- Born
- 29 July 1969
- Birthplace
- Kouto
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
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Korhogo stands in Korhogo, 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 Korhogo
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of KatiolaKatiola
- Diocese of OdiennéOdienné
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Korhogo (Latin: Korhogoën(sis)) serves as the Metropolitan See of the ecclesiastical province of Korhogo in Côte d'Ivoire.
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].