Why is an Ivorian diocesan bishop now an auxiliary?
Bishop Gaspard Béby Gnéba previously issued a letter urging Catholics to denounce priestly misconduct.
Leo XIV made an appointment in West Africa last week that has left Vatican watchers scratching their heads.
On Feb. 19, the pope named Bishop Gaspard Béby Gnéba as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Abidjan. Gnéba had led the Ivory Coast’s Man diocese since 2008…