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Diocese of Kaya

Dioecesis Kayana



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Bishop(s)

  • Théophile Nare, Bishop
  • Thomas Kaboré, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 26 June 1969
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Koupéla
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Burkina Faso
  • Square Kilometers: 18,000 (6,952 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 169, Kaya, Burkina Faso
  • Telephone: 24.45.30.22
  • Fax: 24.45.35.75

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
26 June 1969ErectedDiocese of Koupéla
Archdiocese of Ouagadougou
Diocese of Kaya (erected) (Kayana)
5 December 2000Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Kaya (from Ouagadougou)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
19705,078410,0001.2%11011461118ap1971
198011,934386,0003.1%1151674515125ap1981
199025,075527,3754.8%415191,31915156ap1991
199948,130776,8116.2%1610261,85110316ap2000
200052,235790,0006.6%1910291,80110346ap2001
200156,543836,0206.8%2410341,66310316ap2002
200258,026842,3876.9%225272,1495317ap2003
200359,171860,5736.9%236292,0406347ap2004
200459,866870,6806.9%257321,8708387ap2005
200671,722907,0007.9%237302,3908397ap2007
2013111,2231,143,0009.7%365412,71274710ap2014
2016100,6351,162,0008.7%425472,14166012ap2017
2019133,5511,142,06311.7%503532,51966113ap2020
2021141,8101,212,70011.7%553582,44566113ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 24, and Page 25
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 93, Page 196

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