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Suffragan diocese Nouna, Burkina Faso

Diocese of Nouna

Nunen(sis)

The Diocese of Nouna is a Latin Church diocese in Burkina Faso, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso. The current see was erected on April 14, 2000, and Bishop Guy Mukasa Sanon was appointed in January 2025.

On the map

Esri
Nouna, Burkina Faso, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
2000
Catholics
85,098
Priests
40
Territory
15,000 km²

Parishes and churches

10 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Guy Mukasa Sanon
Born
14 September 1968
Birthplace
Toussiana

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The cathedral

Cathédrale Notre Dame du Perpétuel Secours, Nouna stands in Nouna, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Nouna, a city in Burkina Faso, is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nouna (Latin: Dioecesis Nunensis), part of the ecclesiastical province of Bobo-Dioulasso.