Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ouagadougou

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

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou

Archidioecesis Metropolitanae 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
(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
ArchbishopProsper Kontiebo
Auxiliary BishopsBishop Médard Léopold Ouédraogo
Bishops emeritusPhilippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo

History

Cathedral

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

Leadership

Apostolic Vicars of Ouagadougou
Archbishops of Ouagadougou
  • Emile-Joseph Socquet, M.Afr (14 September 1955 – 12 January 1960)
  • 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 – 16 October 2023), elevated to cardinal in 2014
  • Prosper Kontiebo
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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