Diocese of Grand Bassam
| Diocese of Grand Bassam | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ivory Coast |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Abidjan |
| Diocesan bishop | Raymond Ahoua FDP |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Paul Dacoury-Tabley |
| Vicar General | Isaac Aboudou-Koffí Emile Adjoussou Adiko |
| founding | 1982 |
| surface | 8,354 km² |
| Parishes | 28 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 1,385,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 190,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 13.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 76 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 36 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,696 |
| Friars | 54 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 99 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Sacré Cœur |
| address | BP 57 Grand-Bassam Côte d'Ivoire |
| Website | http://www.diocesebassam.org/ |
The diocese of Grand-Bassam ( lat . : Dioecesis Bassam Maioris ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Grand-Bassam on the Ivory Coast in West Africa .
history
The first Catholic missions to Ivory Coast in the 17th century were unsuccessful. In 1893 the country became a French colony . The first governor, Louis-Gustave Binger , although a Protestant himself, called the Catholic missionaries into the country. The Society for African Missions from Lyon was the first to arrive and landed on October 28, 1895 in Grand-Bassam and founded the first churches. The area of the diocese belonged to the Archdiocese of Abidjan before it was raised to the diocese on June 8, 1982.
Bishops
- 1982-1993 Joseph Akichi
- 1994-2010 Paul Dacoury-Tabley
- since 2010 Raymond Ahoua FDP