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Diocese of Daloa

*Dioecesis Daloaensis*
Diocese of Daloa; Dioecesis Daloaensis
Location
Country	Côte d'Ivoire
Metropolitan	Gagnoa
Statistics
Area	22,637 km2 (8,740 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2019); 1790000; 38,000 (3.2%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Marcellin Yao Kouadio
Bishops emeritus	Maurice Konan Kouassi

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

History

April 9, 1940: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Sassandra from the Apostolic Vicariate of Costa d’Avorio
September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Daloa

The cathedral of the diocese is the Cathédrale du Christ-Roi in Daloa.

Bishops of Daloa (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Marcellin Yao Kouadio (since 2018.04.25)^[1]
- Bishop Maurice Konan Kouassi (2005.03.22 - 2018.04.25)^[2]
- Bishop Pierre-Marie Coty (1975.11.20 – 2005.03.22)
- Bishop Pierre-Eugène Rouanet, S.M.A. (1956.07.04 - 1975.11.20)
- Bishop Jean Marie Etrillard, S.M.A. (1956.02.29 – 1956.07.04), appointed Bishop of Gagnoa
Vicar Apostolic of Sassandra (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Alphonse Charles Kirmann, S.M.A. (1940.04.09 – 1955.03.25)

↑ "Côte d'Ivoire: Mgr Yao Kouadio élu président de la Conférence épiscopale - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va (in French). 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
↑ Staff, ZENIT (2005-03-22). "Côte d'Ivoire: Mgr Kouassi nommé évêque de Daloa". ZENIT - Français (in French). Retrieved 2026-06-13.

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