Ignace Bessi Dogbo

His Eminence

Ignace Bessi Dogbo
Cardinal
Archbishop of Abidjan
ArchdioceseAbidjan
Appointed20 May 2024
Installed3 August 2024
PredecessorJean-Pierre Kutwa
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santi Mario e Compagni Martiri (2024–)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination2 August 1987
by Laurent Akran Mandjo
Consecration12 May 2004
by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal7 December 2024
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1961-08-17) 17 August 1961
Niangon-Adjamé, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
NationalityIvorian

Ignace Bessi Dogbo (born 17 August 1961) is an Ivorian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of Abidjan since 2024. He was previously Bishop of Katiola from 2004 to 2021 and Archbishop of Korhogo from 2021 to 2024, having served there as apostolic administrator since 2017. He was made a cardinal on 7 December 2024 by Pope Francis.