Bishopric of Banfora
Bishopric of Banfora | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Burkina Faso |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso |
Diocesan bishop | Lucas Kalfa Sanon |
Vicar General | Justin Fayama |
founding | 1998 |
surface | 18,917 km² |
Parishes | 8 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Residents | 723,500 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Catholics | 29,200 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
proportion of | 4% |
Diocesan priest | 15 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Religious priest | 8 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,270 |
Friars | 18 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Religious sisters | 48 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | French |
cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Pierre |
The Diocese of Banfora ( Latin Dioecesis Banforensis , French Diocèse de Banfora ) is in Burkina Faso situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Banfora .
history
The diocese of Banfora was established on June 27, 1998 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Cum suo tempore from cession of the diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Ouagadougou as a suffragan . First Bishop was Lucas Kalfa Sanon .
On December 5, 2000, the Diocese of Banfora was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso as a suffragan.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Cum suo tempore , AAS 90 (1998), n.12, pp. 930f.