Archdiocese of Abidjan
Archdiocese of Abidjan | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Ivory Coast |
Diocesan bishop | Jean-Pierre Cardinal Kutwa |
Vicar General | Blaise Anoh Boniface Ziri |
founding | 1895 |
surface | 3,810 km² |
Parishes | 65 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Residents | 2,772,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Catholics | 1,386,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
proportion of | 50% |
Diocesan priest | 274 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Religious priest | 132 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Catholics per priest | 3,414 |
Friars | 501 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Religious sisters | 414 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | French |
cathedral | St. Paul, Abidjan |
Website | [1] |
Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Agboville Diocese of Grand-Bassam Diocese of Yopougon |
The Archdiocese of Abidjan ( Latin : Archidioecesis Abidianensis ) is an archdiocese based in Abidjan ( Ivory Coast ). It includes the dioceses of Yopougon in the former suburb of Abidjans Yopougon , Agboville and Grand-Bassam in the old port city of Grand-Bassam . The area of the archbishopric is around 3810 km².
history
On June 28, 1895, the Ivory Coast area was separated from the Gold Coast Apostolic Prefecture (today: Ghana) and an Ivory Coast Apostolic Prefecture was established. On November 17, 1911, part of it was cut off to build the Apostolic Prefecture of Korhogo . On the same day the prefecture was elevated to a vicariate . On April 9, 1940, the area around Sassandra was separated and appointed its own Apostolic Vicariate. The name was changed to Apostolic Vicariate Abidjan, as it only comprised a third of the eponymous Ivory Coast. Another loss of territory took place on May 17, 1951 with the establishment of the Bouaké prefecture .
Archdiocese
On September 14, 1955, the Vicariate Apostolic under the direction of the Africa missionary Jean-Baptiste Boivin was appointed Archdiocese. Eight years later, parts of the archdiocese and the dioceses of Bouaké and Katiola were built into the Abengourou diocese , those of Grand-Bassam and Yopougon at the sole expense of the archdiocese on June 8, 1982.
Since Bernard Cardinal Yago , the first Ivorian cardinal , the Archdiocese of Abidjan has traditionally been associated with the cardinal dignity.
Official
Vicars Apostolic of Abidjan
- 1910–1935 † Jules-Joseph Moury SMA
- 1935–1938 † François Person SMA
- 1939–1955 Jean-Baptiste Boivin SMA
Archbishops of Abidjan
- 1955–1959 Jean-Baptiste Boivin SMA
- 1960–1994 Bernard Cardinal Yago
- 1994-2006 Bernard Cardinal Agré
- since 2006 Jean-Pierre Cardinal Kutwa
statistics
year | Catholics | Total population | Catholics share | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Total priests | Catholics per priest |
Permanent deacons | Religious men | Religious women | Parishes | source |
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Apostolic Vicariate of Abidjan | ||||||||||||
1950 | 93,810 | 751,000 | 12.5% | 56 | 56 | 1,675 | 64 | 24 | ap1951 | |||
Archdiocese of Abidjan ( Archidioecesis Abidianensis ) | ||||||||||||
1959 | 140.730 | 19th | 63 | 82 | 1,716 | 10 | 74 | 24 | ap1960 | |||
1969 | 260,000 | 900,000 | 28.9% | 40 | 96 | 136 | 1.911 | 128 | 132 | 35 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 375,000 | 2,347,000 | 16.0% | 67 | 90 | 157 | 2,388 | 1 | 137 | 185 | 46 | ap1981 |
1990 | 636,000 | 1,329,000 | 47.9% | 61 | 61 | 122 | 5,213 | 131 | 104 | 26th | ap1991 | |
1999 | 750,000 | 2,500,000 | 30.0% | 104 | 87 | 191 | 3,926 | 353 | 265 | 34 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 750,000 | 2,500,000 | 30.0% | 104 | 80 | 184 | 4,076 | 306 | 265 | 36 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 750,000 | 2,500,000 | 30.0% | 171 | 63 | 234 | 3,205 | 1 | 329 | 272 | 42 | ap2002 |
2002 | 750,000 | 2,500,000 | 30.0% | 102 | 65 | 167 | 4,491 | 290 | 276 | 43 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 750,000 | 2,500,000 | 30.0% | 139 | 60 | 199 | 3,768 | 285 | 166 | 45 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 750,000 | 2,500,000 | 30.0% | 136 | 74 | 210 | 3,571 | 1 | 279 | 271 | 44 | ap2005 |
ap = Annuario Pontificio (Latin for: Papal Yearbook)
Web links
- Vatican
- Apostolic succession
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Abidjan on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Chronology of Erections of Catholic Dioceses
Individual evidence
- ^ Av. Jean Paul II, 01 BP 1287, Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire