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Burkina Faso

Oldest and Youngest Bishops

BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
16 Feb 1917 Bishop Dieudonné YougbaréBishop Emeritus of Koupéla
5 Feb 1920 Bishop Constantin GuirmaBishop Emeritus of Kaya
30 Dec 1928 Bishop Zéphyrin ToéBishop Emeritus of Dédougou
Sep 1930 Bishop Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle SoméBishop Emeritus of Diébougou
8 May 1932 Archbishop Justo Mullor GarcíaPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Roman Curia
29 Jul 1933 Archbishop Jean-Marie Untaani CompaoréArchbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou
8 Nov 1934 Bishop Wenceslas CompaoréBishop of Manga
Sep 1937 Archbishop Anselme Titianma SanonArchbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso
6 Dec 1938 Archbishop Janusz BolonekApostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
20 Apr 1940 Archbishop Antonio MattiazzoBishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
1942 Archbishop Séraphin François RouambaArchbishop of Koupéla
9 Dec 1942 Bishop Basile TapsobaBishop of Koudougou
Youngest
19 May 1963 Bishop Nicodème Anani Barrigah-BenissanBishop of Atakpamé, Togo
18 Mar 1962 Bishop Joachim OuédraogoBishop of Dori
30 May 1953 Archbishop Vito RalloApostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso
4 Sep 1951 Bishop Lucas Kalfa SanonBishop of Banfora
15 Dec 1948 Bishop Ambroise OuédraogoBishop of Maradi, Niger
3 May 1948 Bishop Paul Yemboaro OuédraogoBishop of Fada N’Gourma
27 Apr 1948 Bishop Raphaël Kusiélé DabiréBishop of Diébougou
12 Oct 1947 Bishop Joseph SamaBishop of Nouna
1947 Bishop Judes BicabaBishop of Dédougou
5 Jan 1946 Archbishop Mario ZenariApostolic Nuncio to Syria
25 Jan 1945 Archbishop Philippe OuédraogoArchbishop of Ouagadougou
9 Dec 1944 Archbishop Luigi VenturaApostolic Nuncio to France

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