Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouahigouya

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ouagadougou (Latin: Dioecesis Uahiguyaënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Ouagadougou in the Ecclesiastical province of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.

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 is Cathédrale Notre Dame de la Délivrance in Ouahigouya.

Leadership

• Bishops of Ouahigouya (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Justin Kientega (2010.02.02 -)
  • Bishop Philippe Ouédraogo (1996.07.05 - 2009.05.13), appointed Archbishop of Ouagadougou (Cardinal in 2014)
  • Bishop Marius Ouédraogo (1984.11.08 – 1995.07.15)
  • Bishop Denis Martin Tapsoba, M. Afr. (1966.03.15 – 1984.11.08)
  • Bishop Louis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu, M. Afr. (1958.07.04 – 1965.05.31)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Joachim Hermenegilde Ouédraogo, 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