Archdiocese of Ouagadougou

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou () is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.

History

• 2 July 1921: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou from the Apostolic Vicariate of French Sudan in Mali
• 14 September 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou

Cathedral

The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale de l’Immaculée Conception in Ouagadougou.

Leadership

• Joanny Thévenoud, M.Afr (8 July 1921 – 16 September 1949)
• Emile-Joseph Socquet, M.Afr (16 September 1949 – 14 September 1955)

• Emile-Joseph Socquet, M.Afr (14 September 1955 – 12 January 1960)
• Paul Zoungrana, M.Afr (5 April 1960 – 10 June 1995), elevated to cardinal in 1965
• Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré (10 June 1995 – 13 May 2009)
• Philippe Ouédraogo (13 May 2009 – 16 October 2023), elevated to cardinal in 2014
• Prosper Kontiebo (since 16 October 2023)

• Louis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu, M. Afr. (1946-1947), did not succeed to see; appointed Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
• Emile-Joseph Socquet, M. Afr. (1948-1949)

• Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré (1973-1979), appointed Bishop of Fada N’Gourma (later returned here as Archbishop)
• Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo (Kiedrebeogo) (1981-1996), appointed Bishop of Kaya
• Médard Léopold Ouédraogo (28 May 2012 - 16 June 2022). Appointed bishop of Manga.

• Ambroise Ouédraogo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger in 1999

Suffragan Dioceses

• Koudougou
• Manga
• Ouahigouya

References

Sources

• GCatholic.org