Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Ouahigouya / Uahiguyaën(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Ouagadougou
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Liturgical Calendar (Universal) đ
Bishop (2010.02.02 â ...): | Bishop Justin Kientega (64) |
Bishops of Ouahigouya (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Justin Kientega (64) Bishop of Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso)
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Bishop Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo (79) (later Cardinal) Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino In vinculo caritatis annuntiemus Jesum Christum
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Bishop Marius Ouédraogo
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Bishop Denis Martin Tapsoba, M. Afr.
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Bishop Louis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu, M. Afr.
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Prefects Apostolic of Ouahigouya (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Joseph-Marie-EugĂšne Bretault, M. Afr. (later Bishop)
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Area: 17,067 kmÂČ
Population: 159,577 Catholics (9.6% of 1,663,870 total)
Pastoral Centres: 14 parishes
Personnel: 75 priests (74 diocesan, 1 religious), 135 religious (13 brothers, 122 sisters), 62 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.04.28
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