Diocese of Diébougou
Diocese of Diébougou Dioecesis Diebuguensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Ecclesiastical region | Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso |
| Headquarters | Diébougou |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,973 km2 (3,078 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 17 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 18 October 1968 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul of Diébougou |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Dèr Raphaël Kusiélé Dabiré |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré |
| Bishops emeritus | Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Diébougou (Latin: Dioecesis Diebuguensis) 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 (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Der Raphaël Dabiré Kusiélé (since 3 April 2006)
- Bishop Jean-Baptiste Somé (18 October 1968 – 3 April 2006), retired
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