Pierre-Marie Coty
Pierre-Marie Coty (born November 22, 1927 in Anyama , † July 17, 2020 in Abidjan ) was an Ivorian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Daloa .
Life
After his theological training, Pierre-Marie Coty was ordained a priest on July 19, 1955 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Daloa on November 20, 1975. The Archbishop of Abidjan , Bernard Yago , donated him episcopal ordination on January 4th of the following year ; Co - consecrators were Pierre-Eugène Rouanet SMA , Bishop Emeritus of Daloa, and Eugène Abissa Kwaku , Bishop of Abengourou . On March 22, 2005, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
The text for the national anthem “l'Abidjanaise” of Côte d'Ivoire was written by Pierre-Marie Coty, the musical composition by the Catholic prelate Pierre-Michel Pango . In 2013, Coty was awarded the National Order of Merit for this.
Web links
- Entry on Pierre-Marie Coty on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Pierre-Marie Coty on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual proof
- ↑ a b "En Côte d'Ivoire, décès de Mgr Pierre-Marie Coty, l'évêque parolier de l'hymne national ivoirien" on africa.la-croix.com of July 18, 2020 (French)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Eugène Rouanet SMA |
Bishop of Daloa 1975-2005 |
Maurice Konan Kouassi |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coty, Pierre-Marie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ivorian clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Daloa |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Anyama |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th July 2020 |
| Place of death | Abidjan |