Diocese of Kaya
| Diocese of Kaya | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Koupéla |
| Diocesan bishop | Théophile Nare |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Thomas Kaboré |
| founding | June 26, 1969 |
| surface | 18,000 km² |
| Parishes | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,162,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 100,635 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 8.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 42 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2.141 |
| Friars | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 60 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Kaya |
| Website | http://diocesedekaya.org/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaya ( Latin Dioecesis Kayana , French Diocèse de Kaya ) is in Burkina Faso situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Kaya .
history
The diocese of Kaya was on June 26, 1969 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Ad patrisfamilias from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Koupéla and the Archdiocese of Ouagadougou . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Koupéla as a suffragan .
Bishops of Kaya
- Constantin Guirma , 1969–1996
- Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo , 1996–1998
- Thomas Kaboré , 1999–2018
- Théophile Nare , since 2018
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Ad patrisfamilias , AAS 62 (1970), n.1 , p. 24f.
Archdiocese of Ouagadougou : Diocese of Koudougou | Bishopric Manga | Diocese of Ouahigouya
Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso : Diocese of Banfora | Diocese of Dédougou | Diébougou diocese | Diocese of Gaoua | Diocese of Nouna
Archdiocese of Koupéla : Diocese of Dori | Diocese of Fada N'Gourma | Diocese of Kaya | Diocese of Tenkodogo