Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré
Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou
Archdiocese:Ouagadougou
Appointed:10 June 1995
Term End:13 May 2009
Predecessor:First
Successor:Philippe Ouédraogo
Previous Post:Auxiliary Bishop of Ouagadougou and Titular Bishop of Lamzella (1973–1979)
Bishop of Fada N'Gourma (1979–1995)
Ordination:8 September 1962
Consecration:28 October 1973
Consecrated By:Paul Zoungrana
Birth Date:1933 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Saganyônyôgo, French Upper Volta, French West Africa
Death Place:Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Motto:Latin: Collaborantes fidei Evangelii (Struggling together for the faith of the gospel)

Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré (29 July 1933 – 9 November 2024) was a Burkinabè Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Ouagadougou (1973–1979), bishop of Fada N'Gourma (1979–1995) and archbishop of Ouagadougou (1995–2009). Untaani Compaore died in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 9 November 2024, at the age of 91.[1]

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  1. https://www.osservatoreromano.va/it/news/2024-11/quo-255/lutti-nell-episcopato.html Lutti nell’episcopato