Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ouagadougou

The Archdiocese of Ouagadougou (Latin: Archidioecesis Uagaduguensis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.

Archdiocese of Ouagadougou

Archidioecesis Uagaduguensis
Cathedral of Ouagadougou
Location
Country Burkina Faso
TerritoryKadiogo Province
Ecclesiastical provinceOuagadougou
MetropolitanOuagadougou
Coordinates12.3619°N 1.5270°W / 12.3619; -1.5270
Statistics
Area9,600 km2 (3,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2017[1])
2,921,460
989,125 (33.9%)
Parishes31
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established9 September 1955
CathedralCathédrale de l’Immaculée Conception, Ouagadougou
Secular priests233
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopCardinal Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo
Auxiliary BishopsBishop Médard Léopold Ouédraogo

History

  • 1921.07.02: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou from the Apostolic Vicariate of French Sudan in Mali
  • 1955.09.14: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou

Cathedral

The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale de l’Immaculée Conception in Ouagadougou.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Ouagadougou
  • Joanny Thévenoud, M.Afr (8 July 1921 – 16 September 1949)
  • Emile-Joseph Socquet, M.Afr (16 September 1949 – 14 September 1955); see below
Archbishops of Ouagadougou
  • Emile-Joseph Socquet, M.Afr (14 September 1955 – 12 January 1960); see above
  • Paul Zoungrana, M.Afr (5 April 1960 – 10 June 1995), elevated to Cardinal in 1965
  • Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré (10 June 1995 – 13 May 2009)
  • Philippe Ouédraogo (13 May 2009 – ), elevated to Cardinal in 2014

Coadjutor vicars apostolic

  • Louis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu, M. Afr. (1946-1947), did not succeed to see; appointed Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
  • Emile-Joseph Socquet, M. Afr. (1948-1949)

Auxiliary bishops

  • Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré (1973-1979), appointed Bishop of Fada N’Gourma (later returned here as Archbishop)
  • Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo (Kiedrebeogo) (1981-1996), appointed Bishop of Kaya
  • Médard Léopold Ouédraogo (2012-)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Suffragan Dioceses

References

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