The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou () is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.
History 2 July 1921: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou from the Apostolic Vicariate of French Sudan in Mali 14 September 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou
Cathedral The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale de l’Immaculée Conception in Ouagadougou.
Leadership Apostolic Vicars of Ouagadougou Joanny Thévenoud, M.Afr (8 July 1921 – 16 September 1949) Emile-Joseph Socquet, M.Afr (16 September 1949 – 14 September 1955)
Archbishops of Ouagadougou Emile-Joseph Socquet, M.Afr (14 September 1955 – 12 January 1960) Paul Zoungrana, M.Afr (5 April 1960 – 10 June 1995), elevated to cardinal in 1965 Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré (10 June 1995 – 13 May 2009) Philippe Ouédraogo (13 May 2009 – 16 October 2023), elevated to cardinal in 2014 Prosper Kontiebo (since 16 October 2023)
Coadjutor vicars apostolic Louis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu, M. Afr. (1946-1947), did not succeed to see; appointed Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) Emile-Joseph Socquet, M. Afr. (1948-1949)
Auxiliary bishops Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré (1973-1979), appointed Bishop of Fada N’Gourma (later returned here as Archbishop) Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo (Kiedrebeogo) (1981-1996), appointed Bishop of Kaya Médard Léopold Ouédraogo (28 May 2012 - 16 June 2022). Appointed bishop of Manga.
Another priest of this diocese who became bishop Ambroise Ouédraogo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger in 1999
Suffragan Dioceses Koudougou Manga Ouahigouya
References
Sources GCatholic.org