Ignace Bessi Dogbo

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Ignace Bessi Dogbo
Cardinal
Archbishop of Abidjan
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Archdiocese Abidjan
Appointed20 May 2024
Installed3 August 2024
Predecessor Jean-Pierre Kutwa
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santi Mario e Compagni Martiri  [ it ] (2024–)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination2 August 1987
by  Laurent Akran Mandjo
Consecration12 May 2004
by  Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal7 December 2024
by Pope Francis
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1961-08-17) 17 August 1961 (age 63)
Niangon-Adjamé, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Nationality Ivorian

Ignace Bessi Dogbo (born 17 August 1961) is an Ivorian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of Abidjan since 2024. He was previously Bishop of Katiola from 2004 to 2021 and Archbishop of Korhogo from 2021 to 2024, having served there as apostolic administrator since 2017. He was made a cardinal on 7 December 2024 by Pope Francis.

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Biography

Ignace Bessi Dogbo was born on 17 August 1961 in Niangon-Adjamé, a village in the District of Abidjan. He was ordained a priest on 2 August 1987 by Laurent Akran Mandjo Bishop of the diocese of Yopougon and fulfilled parish assignments in that diocese for two years. Beginning in 1989, he studied for four years at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and earned a degree in exegesis. Returning to Yopougon, he was diocesan director of the Pontifical Mission Societies from 1993 to 1995 and vicar general of the diocese from 1995 to 1997. In 1997, he was appointed parish priest of the Saint-André Cathedral in Yopougon. From 1993 to 1997 he was also professor of biblical languages at Saint Paul major seminary in Abadjin Kouté (Songon) and diocesan spiritual assistant to the Young Christian Students. [1]

On 12 May 2004, Pope John Paul II named him bishop of Katiola. [1] He received his episcopal consecration on 4 July [2] from Bishop Mandjo and was installed there on 10 July.

In October 2015, as an elected representative of the Ivorian bishops, he participated in the Synod of Bishops, at the Vatican. [3] [4]

In 2017, he became Apostolic Administrator of Korhogo. [2] On 3 January 2021, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Korhogo. [5]

From 2017 to June 2023, he was president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of the Ivory Coast. [2]

On 20 May 2024, Francis named Bessi Dogbo Archbishop of Abidjan. [2] He was installed on 3 August in the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Abidjan. [6]

On 6 October 2024, Pope Francis announced that he planned to make Bessi Dogbo a cardinal on 8 December, [7] a date that was later changed to 7 December. [8]

On 7 December 2024, Pope Francis made him a cardinal, assigning him as a member of the order of cardinal priests the title of Santi Mario e Compagni Martiri. [9]

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  1. 1 2 "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.05.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 12 May 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Rinunce e Nomine, 20.05.2024 (continuazione)" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Bessi Dogbo, Ignace (15 November 2020). "Monseigneur Bessi: 'Nous avons été très heureux d'entendre le Pape parler de la situation en Côte d'Ivoire'". Vatican News (Interview) (in French). Interviewed by Jean-Pierre Bodjoko. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Bessi Dogbo, Ignace (4 October 2015). "Ignace Bessi Dogbo: il faut aider la famille à 'retrouver ses repères'" (Interview) (in French). Interviewed by Anthony Lattier. Radio France Internationale . Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 03.01.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Dogbo, Ignace Bessi (1 August 2024). "Le nouvel archevêque d'Abidjan exhorte ses diocésains à la communion". Vatican News (Interview) (in French). Interviewed by Françoise Niamien. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Annuncio di Concistoro l'8 dicembre per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali, 06.10.2024" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  8. ↑ Brockhaus, Hannah (12 October 2024). "Vatican Shares Pope Francis' Schedule for December Consistory to Create Cardinals". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali, 07.12.2024" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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