Roman Catholic Diocese of Manga explained

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manga (Latin: Dioecesis Mangana) is a diocese located in the city of Manga in the ecclesiastical province of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manga has an area of 9870sqmi, a total population of 574,622, a Catholic population of 107,104, 16 priests, and 21 religious.

Médard Léopold Ouédraogo was appointed as the diocesan bishop in 2022.

History

• January 2, 1997: Established as Diocese of Manga from the Diocese of Koupéla and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou

Bishops

• Bishops of Manga (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Wenceslas Compaoré (January 2, 1997 – December 28, 2010)
  • Bishop Gabriel Sayaogo (December 28, 2010 – December 7, 2019), appointed Archbishop of Koupéla
  • Bishop Médard Léopold Ouédraogo (appointed June 16, 2022)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Burkina Faso

External links

• GCatholic.org

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