Gaspard Béby Gnéba

Gaspard Béby Gnéba (born 6 January 1963) is an Ivorian Catholic prelate who serves as Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan in Ivory Coast since 19 February 2026. Before that, from 18 December 2007 until 19 February 2026, he served as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Man, Ivory Coast. He was appointed bishop by Pope Benedict XVI. He received his episcopal consecration at Man, Ivory Coast, on 8 March 2008 by the hands of Barthélémy Djabla, Archbishop of Gagnoa. While bishop, from 29 May 2019 until 24 September 2022, he served as Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Odienné, Ivory Coast. Pope Leo XIV transferred him to Abidjan Metropolitan Province on 19 February 2026 and appointed him auxiliary bishop there. He was contemporaneously assigned the Titular See of Putia in Numidia.

Background and education He was born on 6 January 1963 at Tehiri Guitry, Archdiocese of Gagnoa, Gôh Region, Ivory Coast. He studied philosophy at Yopougon Seminary. He then studied theology at the Abidjan Major Seminary in Abidjan. Later he studied at the Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum in Rome, Italy where he earned a Doctorate in spiritual theology.

Priest He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Gagnoa, Ivory Coast on 12 July 1992. He served as a priest until 18 December 2007. While a priest, he served in various roles and locations, including:

On 19 February 2026, Pope Leo XIV transferred him to Abidjan Archdiocese and appointed him auxiliary bishop. He concurrently assigned him Titular Bishop of Putia in Numidia.