Diocese of

Gaoua

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Gaoua / Gauen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Bobo-Dioulasso

2011.11.30: Established as Diocese of Gaoua / Gauen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Diébougou and became suffragan of Bobo-Dioulasso)

Bishop (2011.11.30 – ...):

Bishop Ollo Modeste Kambou (61)

Bishops of Gaoua (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ollo Modeste Kambou (61)
(2011.11.30 – ...)

Bishop of Gaoua (Burkina Faso)

Priest of Diébougou (Burkina Faso) (1991.12.28 – 2011.11.30)

Bishop of Gaoua (Burkina Faso) (2011.11.30 – ...)

Banfora (←), Diébougou (↑), Wa (→), Damongo (↘), Bondoukou (↓)

Area: 10,411 km²

Population: 30,721 Catholics (6.1% of 500,034 total)

Pastoral Centres: 8 parishes

Personnel: 21 priests (19 diocesan, 2 religious), 27 religious (2 brothers, 25 sisters), 21 seminarians

Last updated on 2025.04.02