The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouahigouya is a diocese located in Ouahigouya in the Ecclesiastical province of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.

History

Special churches

The cathedral is Cathédrale Notre Dame de la Délivrance in Ouahigouya.

Leadership

  • Bishops of Ouahigouya (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Justin Kientega (February 2, 2010 -)
    • Bishop Philippe Ouédraogo (July 5, 1996 – May 13, 2009), appointed Archbishop of Ouagadougou (Cardinal in 2014)
    • Bishop Marius Ouédraogo (November 8, 1984 – July 15, 1995)
    • Bishop Denis Martin Tapsoba, M. Afr. (March 15, 1966 – November 8, 1984)
    • Bishop Louis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu, M. Afr. (July 4, 1958 – May 31, 1965)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Joachim Hermenegilde Ouédraogo, appointed Bishop of Dori in 2004
  • Gabriel Sayaogo, appointed Bishop of Manga in 2010

See also

References

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