Yamoussoukro diocese
| Yamoussoukro diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ivory Coast |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bouaké |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bouaké |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1992 |
| surface | 19,890 km² |
| Parishes | 14 (2004) |
| Residents | 958,782 (2004) |
| Catholics | 125,651 (2004) |
| proportion of | 13.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 35 (2004) |
| Religious priest | 10 (2004) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,792 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (2004) |
| Friars | 15 (2004) |
| Religious sisters | 62 (2004) |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Augustin |
| Website | yakrodiocese.tripod.com |
The diocese of Yamoussoukro ( lat . : Dioecesis Yamussukroensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Ivory Coast with its seat in Yamoussoukro .
The second tallest church building in Christendom, the Notre-Dame de la Paix basilica, is located on the territory of the diocese . However, this is not the episcopal church at the same time, but “only” a basilica . The seat of the bishop is the much smaller Cathédrale Saint-Augustin .
history
The diocese was founded on March 6, 1992 by Pope John Paul II and assigned to the Archdiocese of Bouaké as a suffragan.
Bishops
- Bernard Agré (March 6, 1992– December 19, 1994)
- Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro OFM (December 6, 1995– January 12, 2006)
- Joseph Yapo Aké (July 21, 2006– November 22, 2008), then Archbishop of Gagnoa
- Marcellin Yao Kouadio (July 1, 2009– April 25, 2018, then Bishop of Daloa )
- Sedis vacancy (since April 25, 2018)
Parishes
According to (probably outdated) information on the website, there are a total of 18 parishes in the diocese (status unknown):
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Yamoussoukro
- Cathédrale Saint Augustin (1960)
- Notre Dame de la Visistation (1992)
- Sainte Monique (Sopim - Kokrénou)
- Saint Jean (Morofè)
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