Diocese of Manga

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manga () is a diocese located in the city of Manga in the ecclesiastical province of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manga has an area of , a total population of 574,622, a Catholic population of 107,104, 16 priests, and 21 religious.

Médard Léopold Ouédraogo was appointed as the diocesan bishop in 2022.

History

• January 2, 1997: Established as Diocese of Manga from the Diocese of Koupéla and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou

Bishops

• Bishops of Manga (Roman rite)
• Bishop Wenceslas Compaoré (2 January 1997 – 28 December 2010)
• Bishop Gabriel Sayaogo (28 December 2010 – 7 December 2019), appointed Archbishop of Koupéla
• Bishop Médard Léopold Ouédraogo (appointed 16 June 2022)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Burkina Faso

References

External links

• GCatholic.org