- Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa
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Diocese of Daloa
Dioecesis DaloaensisLocation 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 d’Avorio
- 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 (1975.11.20 – 2005.03.22)
- Bishop Pierre-Eugène Rouanet, S.M.A.
- Bishop Jean Marie Etrillard, S.M.A. (1956.02.29 – 1956.07.04)
- Vicars Apostolic of Sassandra (Roman rite)
- Bishop Alphonse Charles Kirmann, S.M.A. (1940.04.09 – 1955.03.25)
See also
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