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Some members of the Clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Man in Ivory Coast. Credit: Man Diocese

Days after Ivorian Cardinal Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Man amid Bishop-Clergy Fallout, Priests Apologize

Jan 4, 2025

Members of the Clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Man in Ivory Coast have expressed their regrets over the fallout with their Local Ordinary that resulted in the 27 December 2024 appointment of Jean-Pierre Cardinal Kutwa as Apostolic Administrator “Sede plena” of the Ivorian Episcopal See.

Jean-Pierre Cardinal Kutwa (right) and Bishop Gaspard Béby Gnéba (left)

Retired Ivorian Cardinal Appointed Ivory Coast’s Man Apostolic Administrator amid Fall Out, “internal wounds, tensions”

Dec 29, 2024

Pope Francis has appointed Jean-Pierre Cardinal Kutwa, the Archbishop emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan in Ivory Coast, to serve as Apostolic Administrator “Sede plena” of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Man.

Fr. Jean Sinsin Bayo (left) of the Diocese of Man in Ivory Coast and Fr. Jude Tafon Nfor (right) of the Archdiocese of Douala, Cameroon who died last week in their respective countries.

Identities of Two African Priests Who Died Last Week Mixed Up in Online Reports

Sep 2, 2020

The identities of two African Clerics who died last week in their respective countries of Ivory Coast and Cameroon have been mixed up in online media reports, the late Ivorian Priest being mistaken for the Cameroonian.

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