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Archdiocese of Ouagadougou

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.

History
• 2 July 1921: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou from the Apostolic Vicariate of French Sudan in Mali • 14 September 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou ==Cathedral==
Cathedral
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale de l’Immaculée Conception in Ouagadougou. ==Leadership==
Leadership
;Apostolic Vicars of Ouagadougou • Joanny Thévenoud, M.Afr (8 July 1921 – 16 September 1949) • Emile-Joseph Socquet, M.Afr (16 September 1949 – 14 September 1955) ;Archbishops of Ouagadougou • Emile-Joseph Socquet, M.Afr (14 September 1955 – 12 January 1960) • Paul Zoungrana, M.Afr (5 April 1960 – 10 June 1995), elevated to cardinal in 1965 • Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré (10 June 1995 – 13 May 2009) • Philippe Ouédraogo (13 May 2009 – 16 October 2023), elevated to cardinal in 2014 • Prosper Kontiebo (since 16 October 2023) ;Coadjutor vicars apostolic • Louis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu, M. Afr. (1946-1947), did not succeed to see; appointed Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) • Emile-Joseph Socquet, M. Afr. (1948-1949) ;Auxiliary bishops • Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré (1973-1979), appointed Bishop of Fada N’Gourma (later returned here as Archbishop) • Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo (Kiedrebeogo) (1981-1996), appointed Bishop of Kaya • Médard Léopold Ouédraogo (28 May 2012 - 16 June 2022). Appointed bishop of Manga. ;Another priest of this diocese who became bishop • Ambroise Ouédraogo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger in 1999 ==Suffragan Dioceses==
Suffragan Dioceses
KoudougouMangaOuahigouya ==References==
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