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Diocese of Diébougou

Dioecesis Diebuguensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 18 October 1968
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Burkina Faso
  • Square Kilometers: 7,973 (3,079 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 35, Diebougou, Burkina Faso
  • Telephone: 20.90.53.85

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
18 October 1968ErectedDiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso (Diébougou and Gaoua) Diocese of Diébougou (erected)
5 December 2000Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Diébougou (from Ouagadougou)
30 November 2011Territory LostDiocese of Diébougou (Poni and Noumbiel) Diocese of Gaoua (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
197039,077380,20010.3%1421351,11624149ap1971
198059,993413,64214.5%2211331,81720419ap1981
199076,720531,41914.4%34342,2565499ap1991
199996,717690,31114.0%601611,58546214ap2000
200097,666694,74114.1%75751,30246715ap2001
2001100,892731,76113.8%81811,24556517ap2002
2002103,747750,10713.8%82821,265106817ap2003
2003105,653750,10714.1%86861,22887118ap2004
2004109,834752,41214.6%981991,10997318ap2005
2006118,677755,70915.7%10311041,14188920ap2007
2011116,082263,21444.1%11910129899527bul:30Nov2011
2013118,929265,74044.8%762781,52475215ap2014
2016155,770384,55540.5%815861,81196714ap2017
2019184,790439,18042.1%866922,008116115ap2020
2021196,215466,34042.1%906962,043116115ap2022

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 61, Page 229, to Page 231
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 93, Page 195

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