Vital Komenan Yao
Vital Komenan Yao (* 1938 ; † September 23, 2006 in Abidjan ) was Archbishop of Bouaké .
Life
Vital Komenan Yao was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Bouaké on December 19, 1964 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on May 17, 1973 Bishop of Bouaké. He was ordained bishop on July 29th of the same year by his predecessor André-Pierre Duirat . Co- consecrators were Auguste Nobou , Bishop of Korhogo , and Laurent Yapi , Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Abidjan . With the elevation of the diocese of Bouaké to the archbishopric on December 19, 1994, he became its first archbishop.
Vital Komenan Yao died in 2006 at the Sainte Anne Marie Polyclinic in Abidjan. The Ivorian Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny attended his funeral .
Web links
- Entry to Vital Komenan Yao on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Obituary for necrologie .abidjan.net
Individual evidence
- ^ Catholic-Hierarchy names September 22nd
- ↑ Cote d'Ivoire: Obsèques de Vital Komenan Yao (Archevêque du diocèse de Bouaké) , October 28, 2006
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| André-Pierre Duirat SMA |
(Arch) Bishop of Bouaké 1973–2006 |
Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro OFM |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yao, Vital Komenan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ivorian clergyman, Archbishop of Bouaké |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1938 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 23, 2006 |
| Place of death | Abidjan |