VATICAN CITY, JUL 21, 2006 (VIS) - The Holy Father appointed:
- Bishop Barthelemy Djabla of San Pedro-en-Cote-d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, as metropolitan archbishop of Gagnoa (area 21,951, population 1,384,046, Catholics 139,617, priests 109, religious 67), Ivory Coast. The archbishop-elect was born in Mahibouo, Ivory Coast in 1936, he was ordained a priest in 1964 and consecrated a bishop in 1990.
- Bishop Joseph Ake, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, as bishop of Yamoussoukro (area 19,890, population 959,282, Catholics 126,343, priests 51, permanent deacons 2, religious 78), Ivory Coast.
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- Bishop Barthelemy Djabla of San Pedro-en-Cote-d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, as metropolitan archbishop of Gagnoa (area 21,951, population 1,384,046, Catholics 139,617, priests 109, religious 67), Ivory Coast. The archbishop-elect was born in Mahibouo, Ivory Coast in 1936, he was ordained a priest in 1964 and consecrated a bishop in 1990.
- Bishop Joseph Ake, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, as bishop of Yamoussoukro (area 19,890, population 959,282, Catholics 126,343, priests 51, permanent deacons 2, religious 78), Ivory Coast.
NER/.../DJABLA:AKE VIS 20060721 (100)