Diocese of Diébougou

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Diébougou (Latin: Dioecesis Diebuguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Diébougou in the ecclesiastical province of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso.

History

  • 18 October 1968: Established as Diocese of Diébougou from the then-Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso
  • 30 November 2011: Territory is taken from the Diocese by Pope Benedict XVI to establish the newly erected Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaoua, which also becomes suffragan to the Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso. See below.

Special churches

The cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul in Diébougou.

Bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops