St. Ann Cathedral, Gagnoa

St. Ann Cathedral
Cathédrale Sainte-Anne de Gagnoa
Location Gagnoa
Country  Ivory Coast
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. Ann Cathedral[1] (French: Cathédrale Sainte-Anne de Gagnoa)[2][3] is located like its name suggests in the town of Gagnoa, and is one of the most important religious buildings in the African country of Ivory Coast.[4] It was formerly an old parish church, but became a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church on February 3, 1957. Monsignor Barthélémy Djabla was buried here in 2008.

It serves as the center of the Archdiocese of Gagnoa (Archidiocèse de Gagnoa; Archidioecesis Gagnoaënsis) one of the 4 existing in Ivory Coast, and the center of the ecclesiastical province of Gagnoa.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cathedral of St. Ann in Gagnoa
  2. ↑ Lébry, Léon Francis; Francis, Lébry Léon; Yago, Bernard (1997-01-01). Bernard Cardinal Yago: passioné de Dieu et de l'homme (in French). NEI. ISBN 9782911725142.
  3. ↑ Any-Gbayere, Sahou (2007-01-01). Tea l'abbé, ou, La force de la foi (in French). L'Harmattan. ISBN 9782296030947.
  4. ↑ Lanoue, Éric (2006-01-01). L'école catholique en Côte d'Ivoire, 1945-2005: politique, religion et fait scolaire en Afrique (in French). Maison des sciences de l'homme d'Aquitaine. ISBN 9782858923328.

Coordinates: 6°07′30″N 5°56′35″W / 6.1251°N 5.9431°W / 6.1251; -5.9431

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