Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso

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The Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso.

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[edit] History

  • December 15, 1927: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bobo-Dioulasso from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bamako, Mali and the Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou
  • March 9, 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bobo-Dioulasso
  • September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso
  • December 5, 2000: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso

[edit] Special Churches

The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Notre Dame de Lourdes in Bobo Dioulasso.

[edit] Leadership

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Bobo-Dioulasso (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Anselme Titianma Sanon:since 2000.12.05
  • Bishops of Bobo-Dioulasso (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Anselme Titianma Sanon:1974.12.12-2000.12.05
    • Bishop André-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr.:1955.09.14–1974.12.12
  • Vicars Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso (Roman rite)
    • Bishop André-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr.:1941.07.08–1955.09.14

[edit] Suffragan Diocese

[edit] Source

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