The Archdiocese of Koupéla ( la, Archidioecesis Kupelaënsis) is the
Metropolitan See
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* Sight - seeing
Arts, entertainment, and media
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*** "See", song by The Rascals, on the album ''See''
** "See" (Tycho song), song by Tycho
* Television
* ...
for the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
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
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 ...
.
History
* 1956.02.20: Established as Diocese of Koupéla from the Metropolitan
Archdiocese of Ouagadougou
* 2000.12.05: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Koupéla
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is
Cathédrale Notre Dame des Grâces in Koupéla.
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
* Metropolitan Archbishops of Koupéla (Roman rite), below
** Archbishop Gabriel Sayaogo 2019.12.07 - present
** Archbishop
Séraphin François Rouamba 2000.12.05 - 2019.12.07; ''see below''
*Bishops of Koupéla (Roman rite), below
**Bishop Séraphin François Rouamba 1995.06.01 – 2000.12.05; ''see above''
**Bishop
Dieudonné Yougbaré
Dieudonné Yougbaré (February 16, 1917 – November 4, 2011) was a Burkinabé-born bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death he was one of the oldest Catholic bishops and the oldest one from Burkina Faso.
Yougbaré was born ...
1956.02.29 – 1995.06.01
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
*
Pierre Claver Malgo, appointed Bishop of Fada N’Gourma in 2012
*
Théophile Nare, appointed Bishop of Kaya in 2018
Suffragan Dioceses
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Dori
*
Fada N’Gourma
*
Kaya
Kaya may refer to:
People
*Kaya (given name)
*Kaya (surname)
Places
*Kaya, Burkina Faso, a town in Burkina Faso, capital of the department
*Kaya Airport, serving the town
* Kaya Department, a department or commune of Sanmatenga Province in centr ...
*
Tenkodogo
Tenkodogo is the capital city of Boulgou Province and the Centre-Est Region of Burkina Faso with a population of 61,936 (2019).
Economy
The villages surrounding Tenkodogo are primarily based around animal husbandry.
The main market takes place e ...
Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Burkina Faso
Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Burkina Faso
Koupéla
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