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Diocese of Yamoussoukro

diocese of the Catholic Church

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ878158 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yamoussoukro (Latin: Yamussukroën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Yamoussoukro in the ecclesiastical province of Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire.

History

6 March 1992: Established as Diocese of Yamoussoukro from the Diocese of Bouaké

Special churches

The Cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-Augustin in Yamoussoukro.

Editorial summary

“Diocese of Yamoussoukro” enters the record as diocese of the Catholic Church. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Diocese, Yamoussoukro and diocese can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1992—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1992-03-06. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Diocese, Yamoussoukro and diocese.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

“Diocese of Yamoussoukro” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Diocese, Yamoussoukro and diocese provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q878158. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1992.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Diocese of Yamoussoukro”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Diocese of Yamoussoukro primary sources, Diocese of Yamoussoukro archive and Diocese research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Diocese of Yamoussoukro”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from “Diocese of Yamoussoukro” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.