Background
Agré, Bernard Cardinal was born on March 2, 1926 in Monga, Côte d'Ivoire. Son of Jean Manda and Jeanne Yomin Agré.
Agré, Bernard Cardinal was born on March 2, 1926 in Monga, Côte d'Ivoire. Son of Jean Manda and Jeanne Yomin Agré.
STB summa cum laude, Pontifical Urban University, Rome, 1960.
Ordained priest Archdiocese of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 1953. Headmaster Dabou, Côte d’Ivoire. Rector Pre-Seminary, Bingerville, Côte d’Ivoire.
Parochial vicar Notre Dame parish, Treichville, Côte d’Ivoire. Vicar general Archdiocese of Abidjan. Ordained bishop, 1968.
Bishop Diocese of Man, Côte d’Ivoire, 1968—1992, Diocese of Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, 1992—1994. Archbishop Archdiocese of Abidjan, 1994—2006. Elevated to cardinal, 2001.
Cardinal-priest S. Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto, since 2001. Archbishop emeritus Archdiocese of Abidjan, since 2006. Chairman Pan-African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications, 1972—1996.
President Bishops Conferences of Francophone West Africa, 1985—1991.