The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouahigouya is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in
Ouahigouya
Ouahigouya is a town in northern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Yatenga Province and one of its subdivisions the Ouahigouya Department. It is also the biggest town in the Nord Region. It is the fourth largest city in the country with a ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's n ...
in
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, š¤š¤µš¤Ŗš¤³š¤š¤²š¤¢ š¤š¤¢š¤§š¤®, 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
* June 12, 1947: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ouahigouya from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou
* June 14, 1954: Suppressed to Apostolic Vicariate of Koudougou
* June 23, 1958: Restored as Diocese of Ouahigouya from the
Diocese of Koudougou
Special churches
The
cathedral
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is CathƩdrale Notre Dame de la DƩlivrance in Ouahigouya.
Leadership
*
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Ouahigouya (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
** Bishop
Justin Kientega (2010.02.02 -)
** Bishop
Philippe OuƩdraogo (1996.07.05 - 2009.05.13), appointed Archbishop of Ouagadougou (Cardinal in 2014)
** Bishop
Marius OuĆ©draogo (1984.11.08 ā 1995.07.15)
** Bishop
Denis Martin Tapsoba,
M. Afr. (1966.03.15 ā 1984.11.08)
** Bishop
Louis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu, M. Afr. (1958.07.04 ā 1965.05.31)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
*
Joachim Hermenegilde OuƩdraogo, appointed Bishop of Dori in 2004
*
Gabriel Sayaogo, appointed Bishop of Manga in 2010
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Burkina Faso
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Ouahigouya
Ouahigouya is a town in northern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Yatenga Province and one of its subdivisions the Ouahigouya Department. It is also the biggest town in the Nord Region. It is the fourth largest city in the country with a ...
Christian organizations established in 1947
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Ouahigouya, Roman Catholic Diocese of
1947 establishments in French Upper Volta
Roman Catholic bishops of Ouahigouya
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