Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa

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Diocese of Daloa
Dioecesis Daloaensis

Statistics
Country:	Côte d'Ivoire
Metropolitan:	Gagnoa
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	25,000 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	1,196,000 (2006) 38,000 (3.2%)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Maurice Konan Kouassi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa {Latin: Dalaoaën(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Daloa in the Ecclesiastical province of Gagnoa in Côte d'Ivoire.

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 See also 5 Source

[edit] History

• April 9, 1940: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Sassandra from the Apostolic Vicariate of Costa d’Avorio
• September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Daloa

[edit] Special Churches

The Cathedral is the Cathédrale du Christ-Roi in Daloa.

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Daloa (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Maurice Konan Kouassi (since 2005.03.22)
  • Bishop Pierre-Marie Coty (1975.11.20 – 2005.03.22)
  • Bishop Pierre-Eugène Rouanet, S.M.A.
  • Bishop Jean Marie Etrillard, S.M.A. (1956.02.29 – 1956.07.04)
• Vicars Apostolic of Sassandra (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Alphonse Charles Kirmann, S.M.A. (1940.04.09 – 1955.03.25)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Côte d'Ivoire

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy