Mandjo was ordained a priest on 11 July 1971 by Monsignor Bernard Yago in the Diocese of Abidjan.[1] He served as a vicar in Memni, then in Plateau. From 1978 to 1982, he studied Canon law at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, where he obtained a doctoral degree. He defended a thesis titled L'éducation chrétienne des jeunes en Côte d'Ivoire à la lumière du magistère récent de l'Église.
The Diocese of Yopougon was created in 1982 and Mandjo was selected to be its first bishop by Pope John Paul II. He was consecrated on 18 September 1982 by Yago, assisted by Justo Mullor García and Bernard Agré. He became President of the Conférence des évêques catholiques de Côte d'Ivoire, serving from 2002 to 2008.[2] He retired as Bishop of Yopougon in 2015.
Laurent Akran Mandjo died on 25 August 2020 in Abidjan at the age of 79.[3]
Referencesedit
^Direction Diocésaine des Œuvres (Service de publications de l'Evêché) de Yopougon (2014). Annuaire 2014 (in French). Yopougon: Edition Les Souffles. ISBN978-2-36552-005-8.
^. Conférence des Evêques Catholique de Côte d'Ivoire (in French). 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
^"Eglise catholique de Côte d'Ivoire: Décès de Mgr Laurent Akran MANDJO". Yeclo (in French). France 4. 26 August 2020.
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laurent, akran, mandjo, november, 1940, august, 2020, ivorian, roman, catholic, bishop, served, bishop, yopougon, from, 1982, 2015, monsignorbishop, emeritus, yopougoninstalled8, june, 1982term, ended28, november, 2015predecessorposition, establishedordersordi. Laurent Akran Mandjo 5 November 1940 25 August 2020 was an Ivorian Roman Catholic bishop He served as Bishop of Yopougon from 1982 to 2015 MonsignorLaurent Akran MandjoBishop emeritus of YopougonInstalled8 June 1982Term ended28 November 2015Predecessorposition establishedOrdersOrdination11 July 1971Consecration18 September 1982by Bernard YagoPersonal detailsBorn5 November 1940Songon French West AfricaDied25 August 2020 2020 08 25 aged 79 Abidjan Ivory CoastNationalityIvorianMottoNon ministrari sed ministrareCoat of armsBiography editMandjo was ordained a priest on 11 July 1971 by Monsignor Bernard Yago in the Diocese of Abidjan 1 He served as a vicar in Memni then in Plateau From 1978 to 1982 he studied Canon law at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome where he obtained a doctoral degree He defended a thesis titled L education chretienne des jeunes en Cote d Ivoire a la lumiere du magistere recent de l Eglise The Diocese of Yopougon was created in 1982 and Mandjo was selected to be its first bishop by Pope John Paul II He was consecrated on 18 September 1982 by Yago assisted by Justo Mullor Garcia and Bernard Agre He became President of the Conference des eveques catholiques de Cote d Ivoire serving from 2002 to 2008 2 He retired as Bishop of Yopougon in 2015 Laurent Akran Mandjo died on 25 August 2020 in Abidjan at the age of 79 3 References edit Direction Diocesaine des Œuvres Service de publications de l Eveche de Yopougon 2014 Annuaire 2014 in French Yopougon Edition Les Souffles ISBN 978 2 36552 005 8 Mgr Laurent AKRAN MANDJO Conference des Eveques Catholique de Cote d Ivoire in French 29 April 2013 Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Eglise catholique de Cote d Ivoire Deces de Mgr Laurent Akran MANDJO Yeclo in French France 4 26 August 2020 nbsp This article about a Catholic bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laurent Akran Mandjo amp oldid 1101930812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
