Catholic ChurchinBurkina Faso | ![]() |
Also known as: Burkina Faso (Deutsch, español, Italiano, polski, Português), le Burkina Faso (français), 布基納法索 (正體中文), ブルキナファソ (日本語), Burkina (latine)
Formerly: Upper Volta
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Ouagadougou
Area: 273,800 km²
Population: 20,107,509
Religions: Muslim 61.5%, Roman Catholic 23.3%, traditional/animist 7.8%, Protestant 6.5%, other/no answer 0.2%, none 0.7%
Languages: French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Ethnic Groups: Mossi 52%, Fulani 8.4%, Gurma 7%, Bobo 4.9%, Gurunsi 4.6%, Senufo 4.5%, Bissa 3.7%, Lobi 2.4%, Dagara 2.4%, Tuareg/Bella 1.9%, Dioula 0.8%, unspecified/no answer 0.3%, other 7.2%
Motto: Unité, Progrès, Justice (French) (Unity, Progress, Justice)
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Cote d’Ivoire , ↑ Mali
, → Niger
, ↘ Benin
, ↓ Togo
, ↓ Ghana
Jurisdictions (16): Metr. Archdioceses (3), Dioceses
(13)
Roman Rite (15): Banfora, Bobo-Dioulasso, Dédougou, Diébougou, Dori, Fada N’Gourma, Gaoua, Kaya, Koudougou, Koupéla, Manga, Nouna, Ouagadougou, Ouahigouya, Tenkodogo
Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals (1 elector/1 total):
Ouédraogo (78) | All Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (15),
Basilicas (1)
Apostolic Nunciature: Burkina Faso
Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques de Burkina Faso et du Niger
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (R.E.C.O.W.A.)
Last updated on 2023.01.27
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