The Archdiocese of Koupéla ( la, Archidioecesis Kupelaënsis) is the

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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 Koupéla ...

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 The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitanae Uagaduguensis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. History *1921.07.02: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Oua ...

* 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 Seraphin is a masculine given name, adopted from Latin ''Serafinus'', Greek ''Serafim'' (Σεραφειμ, Russian Серафим), ultimately from the Hebrew word seraph. It may refer to: * Séraphin (opera), an opera by German composer Wolfgang ...

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 Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

, appointed Bishop of Fada N’Gourma in 2012 *

Théophile Nare Theophilus is a male given name with a range of alternative spellings. Its origin is the Greek word Θεόφιλος from θεός (God) and φιλία (love or affection) can be translated as "Love of God" or "Friend of God", i.e., it is a theop ...

, appointed Bishop of Kaya in 2018

Suffragan Dioceses

* Dori *

Fada N’Gourma Fada N'gourma, also written Fada-Ngourma or Noungu, is a city and an important market town in eastern Burkina Faso, lying east of Ouagadougou, in the Gourmantché area. It is the capital of the East region and of Gourma province. It is known fo ...

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 {{BurkinaFaso-stub