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Diocese of Yamoussoukro

Dioecesis Yamussukroensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Joseph Kakou Aka, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 6 March 1992
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bouaké
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Côte d’Ivoire
  • Square Kilometers: 19,890 (7,682 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.yakrodiocese.net/
  • Mailing Address: B.P. 1555, Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire
  • Telephone: 30.64.18.84
  • Fax: 30.64.18.41

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
6 March 1992ErectedDiocese of Bouaké (Yamussukro) Diocese of Yamoussoukro (erected)
19 December 1994Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Yamoussoukro (from Abidjan)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
199988,000672,93913.1%1916352,514234513ap2000
200089,000684,36013.0%288362,4721106113ap2001
200190,000685,00013.1%2815432,0932186314ap2002
200292,160685,84013.4%3014442,0942196814ap2003
2003123,567955,66212.9%328403,0892146814ap2004
2004125,651958,78213.1%3510452,7922156214ap2005
2010133,8001,106,92512.1%3612482,7872187919ap2011
2014138,1251,143,35912.1%3722592,3411399421ap2015
2017141,3841,147,82712.3%4829771,836559623ap2018
2020148,2701,208,20012.3%6125861,7241578026ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 84, Page 825, and Page 826
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 541

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