Catholic Church

Also known as: Burkina Faso (Deutsch, español, Italiano, polski, Português), le Burkina Faso (français), 布基納法索 (繁體中文), ブルキナファソ (日本語), Burkina (latine)

Formerly: Upper Volta

Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Capital: Ouagadougou

Population: 13,575,000

Area: 273,800 km²

Religions: indigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%

Languages: French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population

Motto: Unité, Progrès, Justice (French) (Unity, Progress, Justice)

Neighbouring Countries: ↓ Togo , ↓ Ghana , ↙ Cote d’Ivoire , ↑ Mali , → Niger , ↘ Benin

Circumscriptions (15): Metr. Archdioceses (3), Dioceses (12)

Roman Rite (15): Banfora, Bobo-Dioulasso, Dédougou, Diébougou, Dori, Fada N’Gourma, Gaoua, Kaya, Koudougou, Koupéla, Manga, Nouna, Ouagadougou, Ouahigouya, Tenkodogo

Cardinals: Past Cardinals

Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events

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.)