Diocese of Tenkodogo
Diocese of Tenkodogo | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Burkina Faso |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Koupéla |
Diocesan bishop | Prosper Kontiebo MI |
founding | 2012 |
surface | 10,047 km² |
Parishes | 9 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
Residents | 794,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
Catholics | 95,514 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
proportion of | 12% |
Diocesan priest | 25 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
Religious priest | 3 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
Catholics per priest | 3,411 |
Friars | 4 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
Religious sisters | 32 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | French |
cathedral | Cathedral of Maria Regina |
The Bistum Tenkodogo ( lat. : Dioecesis Tenkodogoënsis ) is in Burkina Faso preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Tenkodogo . It includes the provinces of Boulgou and Koulpeolgo of the Center-Est region .
history
Pope Benedict XVI founded it on February 11, 2012 with the cession of territory by the diocese of Fada N'Gourma .
First bishop of the diocese is the religious clerics Prosper Kontiebo MI .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Kamillianer will lead a diocese in Burkina Faso in future" , Orden-online, February 13, 2012
Web links
- Entry on gcatholic.org (English)
- Entry for the Diocese of Tenkodogo on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- EREZIONE DELLA DIOCESI DI TENKODOGO (BURKINA FASO) E NOMINA DEL PRIMO VESCOVO . In: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of February 11, 2012. (Italian)