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Diocese of Daloa

Dioecesis Daloaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Marcellin Yao Kouadio, Bishop
  • Maurice Konan Kouassi, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 14 September 1955
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Gagnoa
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Côte d’Ivoire
  • Square Kilometers: 22,637 (8,743 Square Miles)
  • Description: Daloa, Bouaflé, Issia, Sinfra, Vavoua, Zoukougbeu, and Zuénoula
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocesedaloa.net
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 710, Daloa, Cote d'Ivoire
  • Telephone: 32.78.32.31
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Sassandra
9 April 1940ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio (Right bank of the river Bandama (except Tiassalé)) Vicariate Apostolic of Sassandra (erected)
Diocese of Daloa
14 September 1955ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Sassandra Diocese of Daloa
25 June 1956Territory LostDiocese of Daloa (Gagnoa, Grand-Lahou, Cassandra, and Tabou) Diocese of Gagnoa (erected)
8 June 1968Territory LostDiocese of Daloa (Man) Diocese of Man (erected)
19 December 1994Territory LostDiocese of Daloa (Séguéla and Mankono)
Diocese of Korhogo (Odienné)
Diocese of Man (Touba)
Diocese of Odienné (erected)
19 December 1994Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Daloa (from Abidjan)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Sassandra
195023,047700,0003.3%32327201316ap1951
Diocese of Daloa
19707,692520,0001.5%22223492237ap1971
198018,979832,0002.3%52126729243612ap1981
199025,5001,203,0002.1%914231,108214613ap1991
199935,5001,115,0003.2%2416408871235313ap2000
200037,0001,200,0003.1%2415399481215313ap2001
200136,5001,193,0003.1%2615418901234813ap2003
200338,0001,200,0003.2%3415497751233714ap2004
200438,0001,196,0003.2%3112438831183414ap2005
200638,0001,196,0003.2%3512478081183414ap2007
2013220,0001,541,00014.3%4812603,6661242518ap2014
2016264,0001,658,00015.9%549634,1903316023ap2017
2019284,7301,790,46515.9%664704,067246040ap2020
2021254,0002,563,6009.9%89141032,4662365742ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Sassandra
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 32, Page 476, and Page 477
  • Diocese of Daloa
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 113, to Page 119
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 537, and Page 538

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