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Suffragan diocese Man, Côte d'Ivoire

Diocese of Man

Manen(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in western Cote d'Ivoire, erected on 8 June 1968 from the Diocese of Daloa. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gagnoa and its seat is the Cathedrale Saint-Michel in Man. The see is vacant per Wikipedia, its previous bishop Gaspard Beby Gneba having been transferred as auxiliary of Abidjan.

On the map

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Man, 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
1968
Catholics
72,567
Priests
63
Territory
30,750 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Apostolic Administrator of Man
Jean-Pierre Kutwa
Born
22 December 1945
Birthplace
Blockhauss

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The cathedral

Cathedrale Saint-Michel, Man stands in Man, 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

Seated in the city of Man, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Man (Latin: Manen(sis)) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Gagnoa in Côte d'Ivoire.