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Constantin Guirma

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Constantin Guirma
Bishop of Diocese of Kaya Emeritus
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Diocese of Kaya
In office 1969–1996
Predecessor None
Successor Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo
Orders
Ordination 19 May 1946
Personal details
Born 5 February 1920
Kaya, Burkina Faso
Died 6 August 2010 (aged 90)

Constantin Guirma (5 February 1920 – 6 August 2010) was a Burkinabé prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Guirma was born in Kaya, Burkina Faso, and was ordained a priest on 19 May 1946. He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Kaya on 26 June 1969, and ordained bishop on 1 August 1969 by Pope Paul VI in Kampala during his first pontifical visit to Africa. Guirma remained there until his retirement on 9 March 1996. He died after illness on 6 August 2010.