Diocese of Ouahigouya
| Diocese of Ouahigouya | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Ouagadougou |
| Diocesan bishop | Justin Kientega |
| founding | June 23, 1958 |
| surface | 17,067 km² |
| Parishes | 12 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Residents | 1,275,493 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics | 108,400 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| proportion of | 8.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 56 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,869 |
| Friars | 17 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 102 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Notre Dame de la Délivrance |
| Website | diocesedeouahigouya.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouahigouya ( Latin Dioecesis Uahiguyaensis , French Diocèse de Ouahigouya ) is in Burkina Faso situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Ouahigouya .
Its territory includes the provinces of Yatenga , Bam , Loroum and Zondoma .
history
The diocese of Ouahigouya was on June 23, 1958 by Pope Pius XII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Sollemne nobis from cessions of territory of the diocese of Koudougou . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Ouagadougou as a suffragan . On November 20, 2004, the Ouahigouya diocese gave up parts of its territory to establish the Dori diocese .
Bishops of Ouahigouya
- Louis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu MAfr , 1958–1965
- Denis Tapsoba MAfr, 1966-1984
- Marius Ouédraogo , 1984-1995
- Philippe Ouédraogo , 1996–2009, then Archbishop of Ouagadougou
- Justin Kientega , since 2010
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
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