Archdiocese of Ouagadougou
| Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou Archidioecesis Metropolitanae Uagaduguensis | |
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Cathedral of Ouagadougou
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| Location | |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Territory | Kadiogo Province |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ouagadougou |
| Metropolitan | Ouagadougou |
| Coordinates | 12°21′43″N 1°31′37″W / 12.3619°N 1.5270°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,600 km2 (3,700 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2017[1]) 2,921,460 989,125 (33.9%) |
| Parishes | 31 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 9 September 1955 |
| Cathedral | Cathédrale de l’Immaculée Conception, Ouagadougou |
| Secular priests | 233 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Prosper Kontiebo |
| Bishops emeritus | Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo |
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.
History
- 2 July 1921: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou from the Apostolic Vicariate of French Sudan in Mali
- 14 September 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou
Cathedral
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale de l’Immaculée Conception in Ouagadougou.
Leadership
- 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)
- 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 (since 16 October 2023)
- 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 (28 May 2012 - 16 June 2022). Appointed bishop of Manga.
- Another priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Ambroise Ouédraogo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger in 1999
Suffragan Dioceses
- Koudougou
- Manga
- Ouahigouya
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ouagadougou is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[2]