Pierre-Marie Coty

Pierre-Marie Coty (22 November 1927[1] – 17 July 2020) was an Ivorian Roman Catholic bishop.

Coty was born in the Ivory Coast and was ordained to the priesthood in 1955. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa, Ivory Coast from 1975 to 2005.[2]

Biography

Pierre-Marie Coty is also the author of the lyrics of L'Abidjanaise, the national anthem of Ivory Coast since 1960,[3][4] while the composer of the music of L'Abidjanaise was Abbé Pierre-Michel Pango.

Decoration

Commander: during the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the death of Abbé Pierre-Michel Pango, posthumously, and together with Pierre-Marie Coty, they were elevated to the rank of Commander of the National Order.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ "Bishop Pierre-Marie Coty [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  2. ^ Diocese of Daloa
  3. ^ "Diamond Jubilee: Mgr Pierre-Marie Coty receives five million CFA francs from President Ouattara". Abidjan.net. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  4. ^ "Mgr Pierre-Marie Coty, the bishop lyricist of the Ivorian national anthem". africa.la (in French). 24 November 2017.
  5. ^ "L'Abidjanaise: Mgr Coty and Abbé Pango made Commanders of the National Order". www.fratmat.info. 2013-11-06. Archived from the original on 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-01-15.


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