Archdiocese of Ouagadougou

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The Archdiocese of Ouagadougou is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Diocese 5 Source

[edit] History

• 1921.07.02: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou from the Apostolic Vicariate of French Sudan in Mali
• 1955.09.14: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou

[edit] Special Churches

The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale de l’Immaculée Conception in Ouagadougou.

[edit] Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Ouagadougou (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré since 1995.06.10
  • Cardinal Paul Zougrana, M. Afr. 1960.04.08 – 1995.06.10
  • Archbishop Emile-Joseph Socquet, M. Afr. 1955.09.14 – 1960.01.12
• Vicars Apostolic of Ouagadougou (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Emile-Joseph Socquet, M. Afr. 1949.09.16 – 1955.09.14
  • Bishop Joanny Thévenoud, M. Afr. 1921.07.08 – 1949.09.16

[edit] Suffragan Diocese

• Koudougou
• Manga
• Ouahigouya

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information