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Suffragan diocese San Pedro-en-Côte-d'Ivoire, Côte d'Ivoire

Diocese of San Pedro-en-Côte-d'Ivoire

Sancti Petri in Litore Eburneo

Latin-rite diocese in southwestern coastal Cote d'Ivoire, erected on 23 October 1989 from the Diocese of Gagnoa. It is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gagnoa and its seat is the Cathedrale St. Pierre in San-Pedro. Bishop Alexis Youlo Touabli has led the diocese since 22 October 2025.

On the map

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San Pedro-en-Côte-d'Ivoire, 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
1989
Catholics
60,000
Priests
73
Territory
30,375 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Alexis Youlo Touabli
Born
1 January 1961
Birthplace
Bereblo Tabou

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The cathedral

Cathedrale St. Pierre, San-Pedro stands in San Pedro-en-Côte-d'Ivoire, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The city of San-Pédro in Ivory Coast is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of San-Pédro (Latin: Sancti Petri in Litore Eburneo), which lies within the ecclesiastical province of Gagnoa.