Archdiocese of Ouagadougou

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitanae Uagaduguensis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou Archidioecesis Metropolitanae Uagaduguensis
Cathedral of Ouagadougou
Location
Country	Burkina Faso
Territory	Kadiogo Province
Ecclesiastical province	Ouagadougou
Metropolitan	Ouagadougou
Coordinates	12°21′43″N 1°31′37″W / 12.3619°N 1.5270°W / 12.3619; -1.5270
Statistics
Area	9,600 km^2 (3,700 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2017) 2,921,460 989,125 (33.9%)
Parishes	31
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	9 September 1955
Cathedral	Cathédrale de l’Immaculée Conception, Ouagadougou
Secular priests	233
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop	Prosper Kontiebo
Bishops emeritus	Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo

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

Apostolic Vicars of Ouagadougou

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

Archbishops of Ouagadougou

• 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)

Coadjutor vicars apostolic

• 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)

Auxiliary bishops

• 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.

Another priest of this diocese who became bishop

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

Suffragan Dioceses

• Koudougou
• Manga
• Ouahigouya

Sources

• GCatholic.org