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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bobo Dioulasso

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24,415 km²

The Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso (Latin: Archidioecesis Bobodiulassensis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso.

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History

  • December 15, 1927: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bobo-Dioulasso from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bamako, Mali and the Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou
  • March 9, 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bobo-Dioulasso
  • September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso
  • December 5, 2000: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso

    • Special churches

    The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Notre Dame de Lourdes in Bobo Dioulasso.

    Leadership

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Bobo-Dioulasso (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Anselme Titianma Sanon:since 2000.12.05
  • Bishops of Bobo-Dioulasso (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Anselme Titianma Sanon:1974.12.12-2000.12.05
  • Bishop André-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr.:1955.09.14–1974.12.12
  • Vicars Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso (Roman rite)
  • Bishop André-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr.:1941.07.08–1955.09.14

    • Suffragan Diocese

  • Banfora
  • Dédougou
  • Diébougou
  • Nouna
  • Gaoua

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso Wikipedia
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