Diocese of Diébougou
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Diébougou is a diocese located in the city of Diébougou in the ecclesiastical province of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso.
History
- 18 October 1968: Established as Diocese of Diébougou from the then-Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso
- 30 November 2011: Territory is taken from the Diocese by Pope Benedict XVI to establish the newly erected Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaoua, which also becomes suffragan to the Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso. See below.
Special churches
The cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul in Diébougou.Bishops
- Bishops of Diébougou, in reverse chronological order
- * Bishop Der Raphaël Dabiré Kusiélé
- * Bishop Jean-Baptiste Somé
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Ollo Modeste Kambou, appointed Bishop of Gaoua in 2011
- Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré, appointed Bishop of Dori in 2013