Metropolitan see Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Archdiocese of Ouagadougou
Uagaduguen(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Ouagadougou is the metropolitan see of Burkina Faso, established as an apostolic vicariate in 1921 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1955. Its current archbishop is Prosper Kontiebo, appointed in 2023, succeeding Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo.
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- Established
- 1921
- Catholics
- 989,125
- Priests
- 233
- Territory
- 9,600 km²
Parishes and churches
33 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Sainte-Monique de Sandogo-BoassaOuagadougouView parish
- Sainte-Thérèse de l’Enfant Jésus de BousséOuagadougouView parish
- Sainte-Trinité de ZagtouliOuagadougouView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Prosper Kontiebo
- Born
- 25 June 1960
- Birthplace
- Boassa
- Institute
- CHIERICI REGOLARI MINISTRI DEGLI INFERMI (CAMILLIANI)
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Ouagadougou stands in Ouagadougou, 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
Burkina Faso's ecclesiastical province of Ouagadougou has its Metropolitan See in the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitanae Uagaduguensis).