Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Koupéla
The Archdiocese of Koupéla (Latin: Archidioecesis Kupelaënsis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Koupéla in Burkina Faso.
History[]
- 1956.02.20: Established as Diocese of Koupéla from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou
- 2000.12.05: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Koupéla
Special churches[]
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Notre Dame des Grâces in Koupéla.
Bishops[]
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order[]
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Koupéla (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Gabriel Sayaogo 2019.12.07 - present
- Archbishop 2000.12.05 - 2019.12.07; see below
- Bishops of Koupéla (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Séraphin François Rouamba 1995.06.01 – 2000.12.05; see above
- Bishop Dieudonné Yougbaré 1956.02.29 – 1995.06.01
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- , appointed Bishop of Fada N’Gourma in 2012
- , appointed Bishop of Kaya in 2018
Suffragan Dioceses[]
Sources[]
Coordinates: 12°11′00″N 0°21′13″W / 12.1833°N 0.3536°W
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