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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan

Coordinates: 5°19′58″N 4°01′12″W / 5.3328°N 4.0200°W / 5.3328; -4.0200
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan (Latin: Abidianen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire.

History

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Special churches

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The seat of the archbishop is St. Paul's Cathedral in Abidjan.

Leadership

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Prefect Apostolic of Ivory Coast
  • Fr. Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. (18 January 1910 – 17 January 1911)
Vicars Apostolic of Ivory Coast
  • Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. (17 January 1911 – 29 March 1935)
  • François Person, S.M.A. (9 December 1935 – 8 July 1938)
  • Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (15 March 1939 – 9 April 1940)
Vicar Apostolic of Abidjan
    • Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (9 April 1940 – 14 September 1955)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Abidjan

Auxiliary bishops

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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  • Bernard Agré, appointed Bishop of Man in 1968; later returned here as Archbishop; future Cardinal

Suffragan dioceses

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See also

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Sources

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References

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5°19′58″N 4°01′12″W / 5.3328°N 4.0200°W / 5.3328; -4.0200