Archdiocese of Koupéla
| Archdiocese of Koupéla | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Diocesan bishop | Gabriel Sayaogo (appointed) |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Séraphin François Rouamba |
| founding | 1956 |
| surface | 7,181 km² |
| Parishes | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 828.234 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 227,561 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 27.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 55 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,992 |
| Friars | 5 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 83 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Grâces |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Dori Fada N'Gourma Kaya Tenkodogo |
The Archdiocese of Koupéla ( Latin Archidioecesis Kupelaensis , French Archidiocèse de Koupéla ) is an archbishopric in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta ) in West Africa . It includes the dioceses of Dori , Kaya , Tenkodogo and Fada N'Gourma . The seat of the diocese is Koupéla , in the east of the state of Burkina Faso.
The bishopric, founded on February 20, 1956 from the cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Ouagadougou , was elevated to an archbishopric on December 5, 2000.
Bishops
- Dieudonné Yougbaré (1956–1995)
- Séraphin François Rouamba (1995-2019)
- Gabriel Sayaogo (since 2019)
Web links
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