Diocese of Odienné

Diocese of Odienné

Dioecesis Odiennensis
Location
CountryCôte d'Ivoire
MetropolitanKorhogo
Statistics
Area51,220 km2 (19,780 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 670,200
  • 6,700 (1.0%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established19 December 1994 (1994-12-19)
CathedralCathedral of Saint-Augustin of Odienné
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopAlain Clément Amiézi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Odienné (Latin: Odiennen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Odienné in the ecclesiastical province of Korhogo in Côte d'Ivoire.

History

Special churches

The Cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-Augustin in Odienné.

Leadership

  • Bishops of Odienné (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Maurice Konan Kouassi (1994.12.19 – 2005.03.22), appointed Bishop of Daloa
    • Bishop Salomon Lezoutié (2005.07.29 – 2009.01.03), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Yopougon
    • Bishop Antoine Koné (2009.07.01 – 2019.05.08)
    • Bishop Alain Clément Amiézi (2022.06.30 – Present)

See also

Sources

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