Cote d’Ivoire: Resignation and Appointment of Bishop of Abengourou

Vatican City — The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire, presented by Bishop Boniface Ziri Gbaya.

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Jean-Pierre Tanoh Tiémélé, until now Sunday vicar of Ascension de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, as bishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire.

Msgr. Jean-Pierre Tanoh Tiémélé was born on 22 February 1969 in Treichville. After attending the Université Félix-Houhouët-Boigny in Abidjan,…