Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ouagadougou

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou

Archidioecesis Metropolitanae Uagaduguensis
Cathedral of Ouagadougou
Location
Country Burkina Faso
TerritoryKadiogo Province
Ecclesiastical provinceOuagadougou
MetropolitanOuagadougou
Coordinates12°21′43″N 1°31′37″W / 12.3619°N 1.5270°W / 12.3619; -1.5270
Statistics
Area9,600 km2 (3,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2017[1])
2,921,460
989,125 (33.9%)
Parishes31
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established9 September 1955
CathedralCathédrale de l’Immaculée Conception, Ouagadougou
Secular priests233
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopProsper Kontiebo
Bishops emeritusPhilippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo

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

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso".

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