Archdiocese of Bouaké

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bouaké (Latin: Buaken(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire.

History

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Sainte Thérèse in Bouaké.

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Vicar Apostolic of Bouaké (Roman rite)
  • Bishops of Bouaké (Roman rite) Bishop André-Pierre Duirat, S.M.A. (1955.09.14 – 1973.05.17); see above; Bishop Vital Komenan Yao (1973.05.17 – 1994.12.19); see below
  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Bouaké (Roman rite) Archbishop Vital Komenan Yao (1994.12.19 – 2006.09.22); see above; Archbishop Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M. (2006.09.22 - 2024.02.12); Archbishop Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa, (2024.07.25 - )

Coadjutor archbishop

Auxiliary Bishop

  • Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa (2020-2024)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Auguste Nobou, appointed Bishop of Korhogo in 1971

Suffragan Dioceses