Cardinal jean pierre kutwa biography
Cardinal Jean-Pierre Kutwa, Archbishop of Abidjan (Ivory Coast), was..
Jean-Pierre Kutwa (born 22 December ) is an Ivorian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Abidjan from to
Cardinal Jean-Pierre Kutwa, Archbishop of Abidjan (Ivory Coast), was born on 22 December 1945 at Blockhauss in the archdiocese of Abidjan. After attending the minor seminary in Bingerville, he went on to study theology at Anyama.
He was ordained a priest for the archdiocese of Abidjan on 11July 1971.
From 1971-1974 he served as vicar in the Cathedral Parish of Saint Paul du Plateau and as chaplain of the Catholic student youth group. In 1977 he was appointed as national director of catholic works, and the following year returned to the Cathedral where he served as parish priest from 1978-1985.
In the meantime, in 1982 he obtained a "Maîtrise" in biblical theology at the Catholic Institute of West Africa (I.C.A.O) and a doctorate in biblical theology from the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome in 1985.
In 1987 he returned to the Ivory Coast where he served as a parish priest of the "St.
Paul du Plateau" Cathedral, as professor of Sacred Scripture
