Diocese of Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire 🇨🇮

Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Yamoussoukro / Yamussukroën(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Bouaké

Neighbouring Dioceses: Gagnoa (↙), Daloa (←), Bouaké (↑), Abengourou (→), Agboville (↘)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

1992.03.06: Established as Diocese of Yamoussoukro / Yamussukroën(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Bouaké and became suffragan of Abidjan)
1994.12.19: Became suffragan of Bouaké

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1980.05, 1990.09)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.12.28 – ...):

Bishop Joseph Kakou Aka (58)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Yamoussoukro (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joseph Kakou Aka (58)
(2022.12.28 – ...)

Bishop of Yamoussoukro (Cote d’Ivoire)

Born:	1967.08.17 (Assinie, Cote d’Ivoire)
Ordained Priest:	1994.07.23
Consecrated Bishop:	2023.02.18

Priest of Grand-Bassam (Cote d’Ivoire) (1994.07.23 – 2022.12.28)

General Secretary of Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (2016.02 – 2022.05.05)

Bishop of Yamoussoukro (Cote d’Ivoire) (2022.12.28 – ...)

Bishop Youlo Alexis Touabli (66)
(Apostolic Administrator 2018.06.19 – 2022.12.28)

Bishop Marcellin Kouadio Yao (66)
(2009.07.01 – 2018.04.25)

Bishop of Daloa (Cote d’Ivoire)
President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d’Ivoire

Veritas liberabit vos

Born:	1960.01.10 (Vavoua, Cote d’Ivoire)
Ordained Priest:	1990.12.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.08.22

Priest of Daloa (Cote d’Ivoire) (1990.12.29 – 2009.07.01)

Bishop of Yamoussoukro (Cote d’Ivoire) (2009.07.01 – 2018.04.25)

Bishop of Daloa (Cote d’Ivoire) (2018.04.25 – ...)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d’Ivoire (2023.06.04 – ...)

Bishop Joseph Aké Yapo (74) (later Archbishop)
(2006.07.21 – 2008.11.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Gagnoa (Cote d’Ivoire)

Born:	1951.04.11 (Memni, Cote d’Ivoire)
Ordained Priest:	1978.07.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2001.09.02

Priest of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) (1978.07.09 – 2001.05.15)

Titular Bishop of Castellum Tatroportus (2001.05.15 – 2006.07.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) (2001.05.15 – 2006.07.21)

Bishop of Yamoussoukro (Cote d’Ivoire) (2006.07.21 – 2008.11.22)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d’Ivoire (2008.06 – 2011.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gagnoa (Cote d’Ivoire) (2008.11.22 – 2023.10.04)

Archbishop Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 2006.04.22 – 2006.07.21)

Bishop Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M. (later Archbishop)
(1995.12.06 – 2006.01.12)

Annuntiare evangelium vitæ

Born:	1952.12.19 (Bingerville, Cote d’Ivoire)
Ordained Priest:	1981.07.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.03.16
Died:	2024.02.12 (Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire † 71)

Bishop of Yamoussoukro (Cote d’Ivoire) (1995.12.06 – 2006.01.12)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Bouaké (Cote d’Ivoire) (2006.01.12 – 2006.09.22)

Apostolic Administrator of Yamoussoukro (Cote d’Ivoire) (2006.04.22 – 2006.07.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bouaké (Cote d’Ivoire) (2006.09.22 – 2024.02.12)

Bishop Bernard Agré (later Cardinal)
(1992.03.06 – 1994.12.19)

Être tout à tous

Born:	1926.03.02 (Monga, Cote d’Ivoire)
Ordained Priest:	1953.07.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1968.10.03
Created Cardinal:	2001.02.21
Died:	2014.06.09 (Paris, France † 88)