Assandé Darius Ekou

Darius Assandé Ekou (born 27 April 1968) is an Ivorian Catholic prelate who was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Agboville, in the Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast on 27 February 2026. Before that, from 7 September 1996 until 27 February 2026, he was a priest of the Diocese of Abengourou, in Ivory Coast. He was appointed bishop by Pope Leo XIV. He was consecrated and installed at Agboville on 18 April 2026.

Background and education Darius Assandé Ekou was born on 27 April 1968 at Bongouanou, Diocese of Abengourou, Ivory Coast. He studied philosophy and theology at the Saint-Coer-de-Marie Major Seminary in Anyama, in the archdiocese of Abidjan. From 2002 until 2009 he studied at the Pontifical Lateran University, in Rome, Italy where he graduated with a Doctorate in the social doctrine of the Church.

Priest He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Abengourou, Ivory Coast on 7 September 1996. He served as a priest until 27 February 2026. While a priest, he served in various roles and locations, including: He was consecrated and installed at Agboville, on 18 April 2026 by Mauricio Rueda Beltz, Titular Archbishop of Cingoli assisted by Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi, Archbishop of Gagnoa and Jean-Pierre Tanoh Tiémélé, Bishop of Abengourou.