The Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso ( la, Archidioecesis Bobodiulassensis) is the

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for the Ecclesiastical province of

Bobo-Dioulasso Bobo-Dioulasso is a city in Burkina Faso with a population of 904,920 (); it is the second-largest city in the country, after Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital. The name means "home of the Bobo-Dioula". The local Bobo-speaking population (re ...

in Burkina Faso.

History

* 15 December 1927: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bobo-Dioulasso from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bamako, Mali and the

Apostolic Vicariate 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 ...

* 9 March 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bobo-Dioulasso * 14 September 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso * 5 December 2000: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Notre Dame de Lourdes in Bobo Dioulasso.

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

* Metropolitan Archbishops of Bobo-Dioulasso (Roman rite), below ** Archbishop Paul Yemboaro Ouédraogo: 13 November 2010–present ** Archbishop Anselme Titianma Sanou: 5 December 2000 – 13 November 2010; ''see below'' * Bishops of Bobo-Dioulasso (Roman rite), below ** Bishop Anselme Titianma Sanou: 12 December 1974 – 5 December 2000: ''see above'' ** Bishop André-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr.: 14 September 1955 – 12 December 1974; ''see below'' * Vicars Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso (Roman rite), below ** Bishop André-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr.: 8 July 1941 – 14 September 1955; ''see above'' ** Bishop Louis-Joseph-Ephrem Groshenry, M. Afr.: 17 June 1937 – 15 May 1941 * Prefects Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso (Roman rite), below ** Father Marcel Paternôt, M. Afr.: 26 October 1934 - 1937 ** Father Césaire-Jean-Hippolyte Esquerre, M. Afr.: 11 January 1928 – 18 June 1934

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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, appointed Bishop of Diébougou in 1968 *

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, appointed Bishop of Banfora in 1998

Suffragan Dioceses

* Banfora *

Dédougou Dédougou is a city located in western Burkina Faso. It is the capital city of Mouhoun Province and Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The main ethnic groups are the Marka and the Bwa. The population of Dédougou was 37,793 in 2006; 18,778 were male and ...

Diébougou Diébougou is a town in Burkina Faso, situated south-east of Bobo-Dioulasso on the main highway to Ghana. It is located 74 kilometres north of Gaoua and 133 km west of Leo, Burkina Faso and is the capital of Bougouriba Province. The town was ...

Gaoua Gaoua is a market town in southern Burkina Faso known for its superstitious values and customs. The population, rested at 45,284. (2019 census) Located in the red earth, green hills, and fast flowing streams of southwestern Burkina Faso, Gaoua is ...

Nouna Nouna is a town, with a population of 32,428 (2019), located in the Province of Kossi in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Province. Nouna is a fairly developed town that boasts electricity, running water, land-line telephones, and cellular ...

Sources

GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Burkina Faso Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Burkina Faso 1927 establishments in the French colonial empire {{BurkinaFaso-stub