Diocese of Ouahigouya
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ouahigouya is a diocese located in Ouahigouya in the ecclesiastical province of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.
History
- June 12, 1947: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ouahigouya from the Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou
- June 14, 1954: Suppressed to Apostolic Vicariate of Koudougou
- June 23, 1958: Restored as Diocese of Ouahigouya from the Diocese of Koudougou
Special churches
The cathedral is Cathédrale Notre Dame de la Délivrance in Ouahigouya.Leadership
- Bishops of Ouahigouya, in reverse chronological order
- * Bishop Justin Kientega
- * Bishop Philippe Ouédraogo, appointed Archbishop of Ouagadougou
- * Bishop Marius Ouédraogo
- * Bishop Denis Martin Tapsoba, M. Afr.
- * Bishop Louis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu, M. Afr.
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Joachim Hermenegilde Ouédraogo, appointed Bishop of Dori in 2004
- Gabriel Sayaogo, appointed Bishop of Manga on 28 December 2010. Appointed Archbishop of Koupéla on 7 December 2019.