Basile Tapsoba

Basile Tapsoba, is a Burkinabe Catholic prelate who is the Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Koudougou in Burkina Faso, since 21 May 2011. He served as Bishop of that Catholic See from 2 July 1984, until his resignation on 21 May 2011. Before that, he was Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese, from 19 December 1981 until 2 July 1984. He concurrently served as Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta, while auxiliary bishop. He was appointed bishop on 19 December 1981 by Pope John Paul II. His episcopal consecration took place on 21 March 1982 at Koudougou by the hands of Cardinal Paul Zoungrana, Archbishop of Ouagadougou. Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation request on 21 May 2011.

Background and education

On 4 July 1971, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Koudougou. He served as a priest until 19 December 1981.

On 19 December 1981, Pope John Paul II appointed Reverend Father Basile Tapsoba of the clergy of Koudougou as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Koudougou. The Holy Father assigned him the title of Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta. He was consecrated at Koudougou, on 21 March 1982 by the hands of Cardinal Paul Zoungrana, Archbishop of Ouagadougou assisted by Justo Mullor García, Titular Archbishop of Emerita Augusta and Dieudonné Yougbaré, Bishop of Koupéla.
On 3 April 1984, Bishop Anthyme Bayala, the local ordinary of the Diocese of Koudougou died in office. Bishop Basile Tapsoba, previously the auxiliary bishop of the same Catholic See was appointed to succeed at Koudougou on 2 July 1984. He served in that capacity until 21 May 2011. On that date, Pope Benedict XVI accepted his early-resignation request. The holy Father appointed Bishop Joachim Hermenegilde Ouédraogo to succeed him on 4 November 2011.