Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé
Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé (born September 1930 in Dano ) is former bishop of Diébougou .
Life
Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé was ordained a priest on April 11, 1958 and was incardinated in the clergy of the Bobo-Dioulasso diocese . Paul VI appointed him on October 18, 1968 Bishop of Diébougou .
The Bishop of Bobo-Dioulasso , André-Joseph-Prosper Dupont MAfr , donated him episcopal ordination on January 18 of the next year ; Co- consecrators were Dieudonné Yougbaré , Bishop of Koupéla , and Peter Poreku Dery , Bishop of Wa .
On April 3, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related retirement.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Diébougou 1968-2006 |
Raphaël Kusiélé Dabiré |
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| SURNAME | Kpiéle Somé, Jean-Baptiste |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Burkinabe clergyman, former bishop of Diébougou |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dano |