Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gagnoa

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

History

 * 1956.06.25: Established as Diocese of Gagnoa from the Diocese of Daloa
 * 1994.12.19: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gagnoa

Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Sainte-Anne in Gagnoa.

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

 * Metropolitan Archbishops of Gagnoa (Roman rite), below
 * Archbishop Joseph Yapo Aké (since 2008.11.22)
 * Archbishop Barthélémy Djabla (2006.07.21 - 2008.09.15)
 * Archbishop Jean-Pierre Kutwa (2001.05.15 – 2006.05.02) appointed Archbishop of Abidjan (Cardinal in 2014)
 * Archbishop Noël Kokora-Tekry (1994.12.19 – 2001.05.15); see below
 * Bishops of Gagnoa (Roman rite), below
 * Bishop Noël Kokora-Tekry (1971.03.11 – 1994.12.19); see above
 * Bishop Jean Marie Etrillard, S.M.A. (1956.07.04 – 1971.03.11)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

 * Alexis Touably Youlo (priest here, 1987–1992), appointed Bishop of Agboville in 2006
 * Gaspard Béby Gnéba, appointed Bishop of Man in 2007

Suffragan Dioceses

 * Daloa
 * Man
 * San Pedro-en-Côte d'Ivoire