Roman Catholic archdiocese in Burkina Faso
The Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso (Latin: Archidioecesis Bobodiulassensis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso.
History
- 15 December 1927: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bobo-Dioulasso from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bamako, Mali and the Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou
- 9 March 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bobo-Dioulasso
- 14 September 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso
- 5 December 2000: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Notre Dame de Lourdes in Bobo Dioulasso.
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Bobo-Dioulasso (Roman rite), below
- Bishops of Bobo-Dioulasso (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Anselme Titianma Sanou: 12 December 1974 – 5 December 2000: see above
- Bishop André-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr.: 14 September 1955 – 12 December 1974; see below
- Vicars Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso (Roman rite), below
- Bishop André-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr.: 8 July 1941 – 14 September 1955; see above
- Bishop Louis-Joseph-Ephrem Groshenry, M. Afr.: 17 June 1937 – 15 May 1941
- Prefects Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso (Roman rite), below
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
Suffragan Dioceses
See also
Sources
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