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Archbishop Joseph Yapo Aké (left) and Bishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi (right). Credit: Archdiocese of Gagnoa/San Pedro Diocese

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of 72-year-old Ivorian Archbishop, Appoints Caretaker

Oct 4, 2023

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Joseph Yapo Aké of the Catholic Archdiocese of Gagnoa in Ivory Coast, the 72-year-old Catholic Church leader who started his Episcopal Ministry as Auxiliary Bishop of Abidjan in September 2001.

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