Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopougon

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

Diocese of Yopougon

Dioecesis Yopugonensis
Location
CountryCôte d'Ivoire
MetropolitanAbidjan
Statistics
Area7,367 km2 (2,844 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
2,199,744
950,000 (43.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJean Salomon Lezoutie[1][2]
Bishops emeritusLaurent Akran Mandjo

History
  • June 8, 1982: Established as Diocese of Yopougon from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abidjan

Special churches

The Cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-André in Yopougon.

Bishops
  • Bishops of Yopougon (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Laurent Akran Mandjo (June 8, 1982- 2015.11.28); Bishop Emeritus
    • Bishop Jean Salomon Lezoutie (2015.11.28 - Present); formerly, Coadjutor Bishop of the same Diocese

Coadjutor Bishop
  • Jean Salomon Lezoutié (2009-2015)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
  • Ignace Bessi Dogbo, appointed Bishop of Katiola in 2004
  • Bruno Essoh Yedoh, appointed Bishop of Bondoukou in 2019
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See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Côte d'Ivoire
  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Côte d'Ivoire

References
  1. http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2015/11/28/0934/02098.html
  2. http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fit%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F11%2F28%2F0934%2F02098.html

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