Burkina Faso

Seniority by Bishop Ordination

Ordained Bishop	Name	Current Title
Most Senior
18 Jan 1969	Bishop Jean-Baptiste Kpi�le Som�	Bishop Emeritus of Di�bougou
5 Apr 1975	Archbishop Anselme Titianma Sanon	Archbishop Emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso
21 Mar 1982	Bishop Basile Tapsoba	Bishop Emeritus of Koudougou
14 Dec 1985	Archbishop Antonio Mattiazzo	Bishop Emeritus of Padova {Padua}, Italy
29 Apr 1995	Archbishop Luigi Ventura	Apostolic Nuncio
21 Oct 1995	Archbishop S�raphin Fran�ois Rouamba	Archbishop Emeritus of Koup�la
23 Nov 1996	Philippe Nakellentuba Cardinal Ou�draogo	Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou
18 May 1997	Archbishop Paul Yemboaro Ou�draogo	Archbishop Emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso
12 Dec 1998	Bishop Lucas Kalfa Sanou	Bishop of Banfora
10 Jul 1999	Bishop Thomas Kabor�	Bishop Emeritus of Kaya
25 Sep 1999	Mario Cardinal Zenari	Apostolic Nuncio to Syria
26 Sep 1999	Bishop Ambroise Ou�draogo	Bishop Emeritus of Maradi, Niger
Most Junior
24 May 2025	Bishop David Koudougou	Bishop of Tenkodogo
3 May 2025	Bishop Guy Mukasa Sanon	Bishop of Nouna
25 Apr 2025	Archbishop Giancarlo Dellagiovanna	Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso
14 Sep 2024	Archbishop Julien Kabor�	Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana
15 Aug 2020	Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty	Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria
29 Jun 2019	Bishop Alexandre Yikyi Bazi�	Auxiliary Bishop of Koudougou
2 Mar 2019	Bishop Th�ophile Nar�	Bishop of Kaya
21 Jul 2018	Bishop Prosper Bonaventure Ky	Bishop of D�dougou
2 Jun 2015	Archbishop Piergiorgio Bertoldi	Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
4 May 2013	Archbishop Laurent Birfuor� Dabir�	Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso
11 Aug 2012	Bishop M�dard L�opold Ou�draogo	Bishop of Manga
2 Jun 2012	Archbishop Prosper Kontiebo, M.I.	Archbishop of Ouagadougou

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