Archdiocese of Korhogo
| Archdiocese of Korhogo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ivory Coast |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Marie-Daniel Dadiet |
| founding | 1971 |
| surface | 22,595 km² |
| Parishes | 28 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 979,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 185,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 18.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 18 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 (31.12.2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,781 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 25 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 45 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Katiola Diocese of Odienné |
The Erzbistum korhogo ( latin Archidioecesis Korhogoensis ) is in the Ivory Coast preferred Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Korhogo . It includes the departments of Boundiali , Korhogo and Tengrela in the region Savanes .
history
Pope Paul VI founded with the Apostolic Constitution Christi mandatum on October 15, 1971 the Diocese of Korhogo from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Katiola , which was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Abidjan as a suffragan diocese.
With the bull Ad aptius providendum on December 19, 1994 it was raised to the rank of metropolitan diocese and lost part of its territory in favor of the establishment of the diocese of Odienné .
Ordinaries
Bishop of Korhogo
- Auguste Nobou (October 15, 1971-19 December 1994)
Archbishops of Korhogo
- Auguste Nobou (December 19, 1994– September 25, 2003)
- Marie-Daniel Dadiet (May 12, 2004– October 12, 2017)
- Sedis vacancy (since October 12, 2017)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | male | Female | |||
| 1980 | 7,510 | 564,409 | 1.3 | 20th | 5 | 15th | 375 | 20th | 38 | 14th | |
| 1990 | 15,035 | 625,500 | 2.4 | 31 | 7th | 24 | 485 | 31 | 69 | 18th | |
| 1999 | 15,650 | 750,000 | 2.1 | 28 | 13 | 15th | 558 | 27 | 74 | 20th | |
| 2000 | 17,031 | 800,000 | 2.1 | 29 | 12 | 17th | 587 | 31 | 76 | 20th | |
| 2001 | 21,062 | 680.071 | 3.1 | 31 | 13 | 18th | 679 | 30th | 69 | 20th | |
| 2002 | 24,429 | 680.071 | 3.6 | 35 | 14th | 21st | 697 | 33 | 74 | 20th | |
| 2003 | 25,819 | 687.819 | 3.8 | 37 | 16 | 21st | 697 | 28 | 42 | 20th | |
| 2004 | 25,819 | 687.819 | 3.8 | 38 | 17th | 21st | 679 | 28 | 42 | 20th | |
| 2006 | 48,000 | 803,000 | 6.0 | 37 | 23 | 14th | 1,297 | 25th | 59 | 24 | |
See also
Web links
- Entry on Archdiocese of Korhogo on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Korhogo on gcatholic.org (English)