Diocese of Agboville
| Diocese of Agboville | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ivory Coast |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Abidjan |
| Diocesan bishop | Alexis Touably Youlo |
| founding | 2006 |
| surface | 11,301 km² |
| Parishes | 30 (31.12.2012 / AP2013 ) |
| Residents | 910,000 (December 31, 2012 / AP2013 ) |
| Catholics | 449,000 (December 31, 2012 / AP2013 ) |
| proportion of | 49.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 54 (31.12.2012 / AP2013 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 (31.12.2012 / AP2013 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,610 |
| Friars | 10 (31.12.2012 / AP2013 ) |
| Religious sisters | 26 (December 31, 2012 / AP2013 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Marie-Vianney |
| address | BP 122, Sambregnan district, Agboville, Cote d'Ivoire |
The diocese of Agboville ( lat . : Dioecesis Agbovillensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Ivory Coast in West Africa .
Geographical location
On October 14, 2006, the northern part of the Yopougon diocese was separated. The diocese of Agboville includes the departments of Agboville , Adzopé and Tiassalé . It borders the diocese of Yamoussoukro in the north, the diocese Abengourou in the east and the archdiocese of Gagnoa in the west . The south is bounded by the mother diocese of Yopougon and Abidjan.
organization
The parish church of St. Jean-Marie Vianney in Agboville became the cathedral of the diocese. The diocese includes the following parishes:
Adzopé pastoral group
This pastoral group is located in a rural area and includes seven parishes:
- Parish of Saint Charles in Adzopé, founded in 1939
- Leprosery parish in Duquesne-Cremone
- Parish Saint Martin in Akoupé, founded in 1995
- Parish of Saint Pierre in Affery, founded in 1994
- Parish of Saint Joseph in Assikoi, founded in 1999
- Parish of Saint Michel in Boudépé, founded in 1980
- Saint Michel parish in Yakassé-Attobrou, founded in 1984
Agboville pastoral group
This pastoral circle is located in the rural area of the Agnéby region and consisted of eight parishes.
- Parish of Saint Jean Marie Vianney in Agboville , founded in 1916
- Parish Immaculée Conception in Attobrou
- Parish of Sainte Anne in Azaguié, founded in 1968
- Parish of Saint Michel in Aboudé-Kouassikro, founded in 1998
- Parish of Saint Pierre in Oress-Krobou, founded in 1999
- Parish of Saint Hilaire in Rubino , founded in 1983
- Parish of Saint Michel in Cechi, founded in 2003
- Parish of Saint Thomas d'Acquin in Grandmorie, founded in 2003
Tiassalé pastoral group
This pastoral group is located in a rural area and consists of four parishes:
- Parish Immaculée Conception in Tiassalé, founded in 1945
- Parish of Saint Jean Baptiste in Morokro, founded in 2000
- Parish Sacré Coeur in N'Douci, founded in 2001
- Parish Saint Lambert in Taabo, founded in 1988
Bishops
Pope Benedict XVI appointed Alexis Touably Youlo as the first bishop of the young diocese.