Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan

History

• June 28, 1895: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Costa d'Avorio from the Apostolic Prefecture of Gold Coast in Ghana
• November 17, 1911: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Costa d'Avorio
• April 9, 1940: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Abidjan
• September 14, 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abidjan

  Special churches

Bishops

• Prefect Apostolic of Ivory Coast
• * Fr. Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. ; see below
• Vicars Apostolic of Ivory Coast
• * Jules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. ; see above
• * François Person, S.M.A.
• * Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. ; see below
• Vicar Apostolic of Abidjan
• * Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. ; see above & below
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Abidjan
• * Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. ; see above
• * Bernard Yago ; Cardinal in 1983
• * Bernard Agré ; Cardinal in 2001
• * Jean-Pierre Kutwa ; Cardinal in 2014

  Auxiliary bishops

• Laurent Yapi, appointed Bishop of Abengourou
• Paul Dacoury-Tabley, appointed Bishop of Grand-Bassam
• Joseph Yapo Aké, appointed Bishop of Yamoussoukro

  Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Bernard Agré, appointed Bishop of Man in 1968; later returned here as Archbishop; future Cardinal

  Suffragan Dioceses

• Agboville
• Grand-Bassam
• Yopougon