The Our Lady of Graces Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Grâces) also called simply Cathedral of Koupéla
is a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church and is located in
Koupéla
Koupéla is a city in Burkina Faso, lying east of Ouagadougou () and west of Fada-Ngourma () in an area settled by the Mossi people. It is known for its pottery and sculptures; these were made from natural clays found in the area. In 1900 Koupél ...
in the department of Koupéla, the second most populous province of Kouritenga in the African country of
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
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There the headquarters of the
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Koupéla (''Archidiocèse de Koupéla'' or in Latin: ''Archidioecesis Kupelaënsis'') works,
the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical Province of Koupéla, which was created in 2000 by bula '' In omnes Ecclesias '' of the
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
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See also
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Roman Catholicism in Burkina Faso
The Catholic Church in Burkina Faso is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. According to the CIA Factbook, in 2018 17 percent of the population are members of the Catholic Church.
History
The f ...
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Our Lady of Grace Cathedral (Nicosia)
Our Lady of Grace Cathedral is the main Maronite church of the city of Nicosia, in Cyprus, and is the cathedral of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus.
History
The first cathedral was dedicated to St. John, but during the Ottoman occupati ...
References
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Burkina Faso
Koupéla
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