Roman Catholic Diocese of Katiola
The diocese of Katiola (Latin: Dioecesis Katiolaensis ) is a location in the Ivory Coast Roman Catholic diocese based in Katiola. It includes the Department Ferkessedougou in the region Savanes and the departments Katiola and Dabakala in the region Vallée du Bandama.
History
Pope Pius X founded the Apostolic Constitution EIUS Successores on 13 November 1958, the Apostolic Prefecture of Korhogo annexations of the Apostolic Vicariate of Ivory Coast. She was charged on May 15, 1952 Apostolic Vicariate.
With the bull Dum Tantis it was collected on September 14, 1955 Diocese, which was the Archdiocese of Abidjan assumed as suffragan. On 19 December 1994, was part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Korhogo.
Parts of its territory it lost in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Korhogo
- Pietro Maria Kernivinen SMA (1911-1921)
- Joseph Diss SMA (8 July 1921-1. October 1938 )
- Edmond Edouard Wolff SMA ( 1939-4. August 1939 )
- Louis wax SMA (9 February 1940-1947 )
- Emile Durrheimer SMA (17 October 1947-15. May 1952 )
Vicar Apostolic of Katiola
- Emile Durrheimer SMA (15 May 1952-14. September 1955 )
Bishops of Katiola
- Emile Durrheimer SMA (14 September 1955-7. July 1977 )
- Jean -Marie Kélétigui (7 July 1977-10. October 2002)
- Marie -Daniel Dadiet (10 October 2002-12. May 2004 then Archbishop of Korhogo )
- Ignace Bessi Dogbo ( since 19 March 2004)