Roman Catholic Diocese of Manga

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manga (Latin: Dioecesis Mangana) is a diocese located in the city of Manga in the Ecclesiastical province of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manga has an area of 9,870 square miles, a total population of 574,622, a Catholic population of 107,104, 16 priests, and 21 religious.

On Tuesday, December 28, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed the Reverend Father Gabriel Sayaogo of the clergy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, where he was serving as Vicar General, as the second Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manga. The Bishop-elect was born in Niessega, Burkina Faso in 1962 and ordained a priest in 1991. He succeeded Bishop Wenceslas Compaoré, whose resignation Pope Benedict accepted, upon having reached the age limit of 75, when all bishops must offer to submit their letters of resignation to the Pope for possible acceptance.

History
  • January 2, 1997: Established as Diocese of Manga from the Diocese of Koupéla and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou

Leadership
  • Bishops of Manga (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Wenceslas Compaoré (1997.01.02 - 2010.12.28)
    • Bishop Gabriel Sayaogo (2010.12.28 - 2019.12.07), appointed Archbishop of Koupéla

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Burkina Faso

References


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