Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa

Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa
Diocese of Daloa
Dioecesis Daloaensis
Location
Country Côte d'Ivoire
Metropolitan Gagnoa
Statistics
Area 25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,196,000
38,000 (3.2%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop Maurice Konan Kouassi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa (Latin: Dalaoaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Daloa in the Ecclesiastical province of Gagnoa in Côte d'Ivoire.

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History

  • April 9, 1940: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Sassandra from the Apostolic Vicariate of Costa dAvorio
  • September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Daloa

Special churches

The Cathedral is the Cathédrale du Christ-Roi in Daloa.

Leadership

  • Bishops of Daloa (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Maurice Konan Kouassi (since 2005.03.22)
    • Bishop Pierre-Marie Coty (1975.11.202005.03.22)
    • Bishop Pierre-Eugène Rouanet, S.M.A.
    • Bishop Jean Marie Etrillard, S.M.A. (1956.02.291956.07.04)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Sassandra (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Alphonse Charles Kirmann, S.M.A. (1940.04.091955.03.25)

See also

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