Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Bondoukou | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Bondukuensis |
Metropolitan: | Bouaké |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Area Km2: | 40,000 |
Population: | 680,000 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Catholics: | 97,800 |
Catholics Percent: | 14.4 |
Bishop: | Bruno Essoh Yedoh |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bondoukou (Latin: Bondukuen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bondoukou in the ecclesiastical province of Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire. It was established on July 3, 1987. Its cathedral is the Cathédrale Saints Odile in Bondoukou. The first two Bishops of Bondoukou (Roman rite) were Alexandre Kouassi (August 28, 1987 - December 12, 1994) and Félix Kouadjo (April 22, 1996 - May 6, 2012). The current bishop was appointed on June 28, 2019.