Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro
Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro OFM (born December 19, 1952 in Bingerville ) is an Ivorian priest and Archbishop of Bouaké .
Life
Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro joined the Order of the Franciscans (OFM) and was ordained a priest on July 19, 1981 . Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Yamoussoukro on December 6, 1995 .
The episcopal ordination donated him the old archbishop of Abidjan , Bernard Cardinal Yago , on March 16 of the next year; Co- consecrators were Vital Komenan Yao , Archbishop of Bouaké, and Luigi Ventura , Apostolic Nuncio in Côte d'Ivoire , Burkina Faso and Niger .
On January 12, 2006, he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Bouaké . After Vital Komenan Yao's death on September 22nd of the same year, he succeeded him as Archbishop of Bouaké.
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bernard Agré |
Bishop of Yamoussoukro 1995-2006 |
Joseph Yapo Aké |
Vital Komenan Yao |
Archbishop of Bouaké since 2006 |
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SURNAME | Ahouanan Djro, Paul-Siméon |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ivorian priest, Archbishop of Bouaké |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1952 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bingerville |