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 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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