The Two Newly Created Cardinals in Africa Appointed to Vatican Dicasteries: Doctrine of Faith, Interreligious Dialogue

The holder of licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Rome-based Pontifical Biblical Institute was Consecrated Bishop in July 2004.

He served as the Apostolic Administrator of Korhogo from 2017 to January 2021, when he was appointed Local Ordinary of the same Ivorian Diocese. 

Cardinal Dogbo was elected President of the Episcopal Conference of Ivory Coast (CECCI) in May 2017 during the 107th Plenary Assembly of the West African nation that took place in Kodjoboué (Bonoua) in the Ivorian Catholic Diocese of Grand-Bassam.

As CECCI President, Cardinal Dogbo advocated for peace, dialogue, and reconciliation in Ivory Coast before, during, and after the 31 October 2020 presidential election.

He was appointed Archbishop of Abidjan on 20 May 2024 and installed on 3 August 2024.

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Jean-Paul Cardinal Vesco

Born in Lyon in France on 10 March 1962, Cardinal Vesco studied and practiced law before entering the Novitiate of the Order of Friars Preachers (Dominicans) in 1995.

He was ordained a Priest in 2001 and completed his studies in Jerusalem before traveling to Algeria in 2002.

In 2010, he was elected Provincial Superior of the Dominicans in France. 

In December 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Oran Catholic Diocese in Algeria, where he was Consecrated Bishop in January 2013.

Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Algiers in December 2021; he was installed in February 2022.

Jude Atemanke is a Cameroonian journalist with a passion for Catholic Church communication. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Buea in Cameroon. Currently, Jude serves as a journalist for ACI Africa.