St. Ann Cathedral, Gagnoa

The St. Ann Cathedral^[1] (French: Cathédrale Sainte-Anne de Gagnoa)^[2][3] is located in the town of Gagnoa, in Ivory Coast, Africa, and it is one of the country's most important religious buildings.^[4] It was a parish church that became a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church on February 3, 1957. Monsignor Barthélémy Djabla was buried here in 2008.

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

St. Ann Cathedral serves as the center of the Archdiocese of Gagnoa (Archidiocèse de Gagnoa; Archidioecesis Gagnoaënsis), which is one of the four existing in Ivory Coast, and the center of the ecclesiastical province of Gagnoa.

On June 21, 2023, the church was stormed by demonstrators protesting the mismanagement of resources by Archbishop Joseph Yako Ape, who subsequently retired.^[5]

History

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Ivory Coast

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.
5. EWTN. "Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of 72-year-old Ivorian Archbishop, Appoints Caretaker". ACI Africa. Retrieved 2024-03-04.

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