Diocese of Kaya

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Bishop(s) Thomas Kaboré, Bishop Constantin Guirma, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 26 June 1969 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Koupéla Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Burkina Faso Square Kilometers: 18,000 (6,952 Square Miles) Mailing Address: B.P. 169, Kaya, Burkina Faso Telephone: 45.32.79 Fax: 45.32.46

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Constantin Guirma (26 Jun 1969 Appointed - 9 Mar 1996 Retired)
• Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo (Kiedrebeogo) † (30 Mar 1996 Appointed - 14 May 1998 Died)
• Thomas Kaboré (19 Apr 1999 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
26 June 1969	Erected	Diocese of Koupéla Archdiocese of Ouagadougou	Diocese of Kaya (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1970	5,078	410,000	1.2%	1	10	11	461		11	8		ap1971
1980	11,934	386,000	3.1%	1	15	16	745		15	12	5	ap1981
1990	25,075	527,375	4.8%	4	15	19	1,319		15	15	6	ap1991
1999	48,130	776,811	6.2%	16	10	26	1,851		10	31	6	ap2000
2000	52,235	790,000	6.6%	19	10	29	1,801		10	34	6	ap2001
2001	56,543	836,020	6.8%	24	10	34	1,663		10	31	6	ap2002
2002	58,026	842,387	6.9%	22	5	27	2,149		5	31	7	ap2003
2003	59,171	860,573	6.9%	23	6	29	2,040		6	34	7	ap2004
2004	59,866	870,680	6.9%	25	7	32	1,870		8	38	7	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Constantin Guirma (Priest: 19 May 1946; Bishop: 26 Jun 1969 to 9 Mar 1996)
• Thomas Kaboré (Bishop: 19 Apr 1999 - )
• Philippe Ouédraogo (Priest: 14 Jul 1973 to 5 Jul 1996)
• Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo (Kiedrebeogo) † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1996 to 14 May 1998)