Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouahigouya

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouahigouya is a diocese located in Ouahigouya 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 (February 2, 2010 -)
  • Bishop Philippe Ouédraogo (July 5, 1996 – May 13, 2009), appointed Archbishop of Ouagadougou (Cardinal in 2014)
  • Bishop Marius Ouédraogo (November 8, 1984 – July 15, 1995)
  • Bishop Denis Martin Tapsoba, M. Afr. (March 15, 1966 – November 8, 1984)
  • Bishop Louis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu, M. Afr. (July 4, 1958 – May 31, 1965)

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

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