Diocese of

Tenkodogo

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Tenkodogo / Tenkodogoën(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Koupéla

Neighbouring Dioceses: Navrongo–Bolgatanga (↙), Manga (←), KoupĂ©la (↑), Fada N’Gourma (↗), Dapaong (↘)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2025.02.06 – ...):Bishop David Koudougou (53)Bishop David Koudougou (53)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Tenkodogo (Roman Rite)

Bishop David Koudougou (53)Bishop David Koudougou (53)
(2025.02.06 – ...)

Bishop of Tenkodogo (Burkina Faso)

La vie Ă©ternelle, c’est qu’ils te connaissent

Born:1972.08.01 (Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso)
Ordained Priest:2001.07.14
Consecrated Bishop:2025.05.24

Bishop of Tenkodogo (Burkina Faso) (2025.02.06 – ...)

Archbishop Prosper Kontiebo, M.I. (65)Bishop Prosper Kontiebo, M.I. (65) (later Archbishop)
(2012.02.11 – 2023.10.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

Deus caritas est

Born:1960.09.25 (Boassa, Burkina Faso)
Ordained Priest:1990.07.07
Consecrated Bishop:2012.06.02

Bishop of Tenkodogo (Burkina Faso) (2012.02.11 – 2023.10.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) (2023.10.16 – ...)

Special Churches

Navrongo–Bolgatanga (↙), Manga (←), KoupĂ©la (↑), Fada N’Gourma (↗), Dapaong (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 10,047 kmÂČ

Population: 197,000 Catholics (13.8% of 1,428,457 total)

Pastoral Centres: 12 parishes, 157 missions

Personnel: 34 priests (25 diocesan, 9 religious), 90 religious (19 brothers, 71 sisters), 34 seminarians

Population

Pastoral Centres

Priests

Religious

Seminarians

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