Marcellin Yao Kouadio, (born 10 January 1960), is an Ivorian Catholic prelate who is the bishop of the Diocese of Daloa since 2018. On 4 June 2023, he became president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Côte d'Ivoire.
Background and priesthood
Marcellin Yao Kouadio was born on 10 January 1960, in Vavoua in the Haut-Sassandra region, in the central-western part of Côte d'Ivoire. He is of Ivorian nationality. After completing his primary education, he moved to the city of Daloa and finally to Collège Saint-Viateur in Bouaké, where he completed his secondary education.[1] Marcellin Yao Kouadio first entered the major seminary of philosophy in Abadjin-Kouté (Abidjan), then studied theology at the major seminary in Anyama.[2]
On 1 July 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop of the Diocese of Yamoussoukro and he was ordained 22 August 2009, by Cardinal Bernard Agré.[3][4]
On 25 April 2018, Pope Francis reappointed him as the ordinary bishop of the Diocese of Daloa. He succeeded Maurice Konan Kouassi[5].
References
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- 4.Staff, ZENIT (2009-07-01). "Côte d'Ivoire : Mgr Marcellin Yao Kouadio, évêque de Yamoussoukro". ZENIT - Français (in French). Retrieved 2026-06-13.
- 5.KOUAHO, Patrice (2018-04-25). "Eglise Catholique : Le diocèse de Daloa confié à Mgr Marcelin Kouadio Yao, évêque de Yamoussoukro". www.linfodrome.com. Retrieved 2026-06-13.