Diocese of Yopougon

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopougon () is a diocese located in the city of Yopougon in the ecclesiastical province of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire.

History

• June 8, 1982: Established as Diocese of Yopougon from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abidjan

Special churches

The cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-André in Yopougon.

Bishops

• Bishops of Yopougon (Roman rite)
• Bishop Laurent Akran Mandjo (1982.06.08 - 2015.11.28); Bishop Emeritus - Deceased
• Bishop Jean Salomon Lezoutie (2015.11.28 - Present); formerly, Coadjutor Bishop of the same Diocese

Coadjutor Bishop

• Jean Salomon Lezoutié (2009 - 2015)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Ignace Bessi Dogbo, appointed Bishop of Katiola in 2004
• Bruno Essoh Yedoh, appointed Bishop of Bondoukou in 2019

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Côte d'Ivoire
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Côte d'Ivoire

References

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy