Diocese of

Agboville

Cote d’Ivoire

Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese

Area: 11,811 km²

Population: 558,225 Catholics (56.0% of 996,544 total) (2014)

Ecclesiastical Province: Abidjan

Depends on: Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

Statistics: 35 parishes, 2 missions, 60 priests (56 diocesan, 4 religious), 1 deacon, 43 lay religious (8 brothers, 35 sisters), 34 seminarians (2014)

History

2006.10.14: Established as Diocese of Agboville / Agbovillen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Yopougon)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathédrale Sainte-Jean-Marie-Vianney, Agboville, Agnébi

Present Prelates

Bishop (2006.10.14 – ...):

Bishop Alexis Touabli Youlo (56)

President of Episcopal Conference of Côte d’Ivoire

Second Vice-President of Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa

Ordinaries

Bishops of Agboville (Roman Rite)

Bishop Alexis Touabli Youlo (56)
(2006.10.14 – ...)

Bishop of Agboville (Cote d’Ivoire)
President of Episcopal Conference of Côte d’Ivoire
Second Vice-President of Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa

Viens Esprit Saint

Born:	1959.11.17 (Cote d’Ivoire)
Ordained Priest:	1987.08.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.12.16

Bishop of Agboville (Cote d’Ivoire) (2006.10.14 – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Côte d’Ivoire (2011.06 – ...)

Second Vice-President of Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (2016.02 – ...)

as of 2016.09.12