Editing Yamoussoukro (section)

== Places of worship ==   
Among the [[places of worship]] are predominantly [[Christianity|Christian]] churches and temples: [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Yamoussoukro]] ([[Catholic Church]]), United Methodist Church Ivory Coast ([[World Methodist Council]]), [[Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast]] ([[Baptist World Alliance]]), [[Assemblies of God]].<ref>J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, ‘'Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices'’, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 811-812</ref> There are also [[Islam|Muslim]] mosques.

[[File:WL-CI-Yamoussoukro-Escale de bus.jpg|thumb|left|Street vendors surrounding a bus in Yamoussoukro]]
Yamoussoukro is the site of the largest Christian church in the world: The [[Basilica of Our Lady of Peace (Yamoussoukro)|Basilica of Our Lady of Peace]], consecrated by [[Pope John Paul II]] on 10 September 1990.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Religions of the world : a comprehensive encyclopedia of beliefs and practices|last=Melton, J. Gordon |author2=Baumann, Martin|date=2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781780343716|oclc=764567612}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Swacker|first1=Bob|last2=Deimling|first2=Brian|date=2000|title=A Nineteenth-Century Church for the New Millennium: The Legacy of Pius IX and John Paul II|journal=The Massachusetts Review|volume=41|issue=1|pages=121–131|issn=0025-4878|jstor=25091638}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sacred-destinations.com/ivory-coast/yamoussoukro-basilica-of-our-lady-of-peace|title=Basilica of Our Lady of Peace – Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast|website=www.sacred-destinations.com|access-date=2019-04-13|archive-date=13 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413004121/http://www.sacred-destinations.com/ivory-coast/yamoussoukro-basilica-of-our-lady-of-peace|url-status=dead}}</ref>