Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan (Abidianen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire.

History

 * June 28, 1895: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Costa d'Avorio from the Apostolic Prefecture of Gold Coast in Ghana
 * November 17, 1911: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Costa d'Avorio
 * April 9, 1940: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Abidjan
 * September 14, 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abidjan

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

Bishops

 * Prefect Apostolic of Ivory Coast (Latin Rite)
 * Fr. Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. (18 January 1910 – 17 January 1911); see below
 * Vicars Apostolic of Ivory Coast (Latin Rite)
 * Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. (17 January 1911 – 29 March 1935); see above
 * François Person, S.M.A. (9 December 1935 – 8 July 1938)
 * Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (15 March 1939 – 9 April 1940); see below
 * Vicar Apostolic of Abidjan (Latin Rite)
 * Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (9 April 1940 – 14 September 1955); see above & below
 * Metropolitan Archbishops of Abidjan (Latin Rite)
 * Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. (1955.09.14 – 1959.06.10); see above
 * Bernard Yago (1960.04.05 – 1994.12.19); Cardinal in 1983
 * Bernard Agré (1994.12.19 – 2006.05.02); Cardinal in 2001
 * Jean-Pierre Kutwa (since 2006.05.02); Cardinal in 2014

Auxiliary bishops

 * Laurent Yapi (1970-1979), appointed Bishop of Abengourou
 * Paul Dacoury-Tabley (1979-1994), appointed Bishop of Grand-Bassam
 * Joseph Yapo Aké (2001-2006), appointed Bishop of Yamoussoukro

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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

Suffragan dioceses

 * Agboville
 * Grand-Bassam
 * Yopougon