Diocese of

Dori

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Dori / Dorien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Koupéla

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

Present Prelates

Bishop:vacant
Apostolic Administrator (2025.02.02 – ...):Bishop ThĂ©ophile Nare (58)Bishop ThĂ©ophile Nare (58)

Bishop of Kaya (Burkina Faso)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Dori (Roman Rite)

Bishop Théophile Nare (58)Bishop Théophile Nare (58)
(Apostolic Administrator 2025.02.02 – ...)

Archbishop Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré (59)Bishop Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré (59) (later Archbishop)
(2013.01.31 – 2024.12.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)
President of Bishops’ Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger

Soli Deo

Born:1965.09.17 (Dissin, Burkina Faso)
Ordained Priest:1995.12.29
Consecrated Bishop:2013.05.04

Priest of DiĂ©bougou (Burkina Faso) (1995.12.29 – 2013.01.31)

Bishop of Dori (Burkina Faso) (2013.01.31 – 2024.12.18)

President of Bishops’ Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger (2019.06.14 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) (2024.12.18 – ...)

Bishop Joachim Hermenegilde Ouédraogo (63)Bishop Joachim Hermenegilde Ouédraogo (63)
(2004.11.20 – 2011.11.04)

Bishop of Koudougou (Burkina Faso)

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Born:1962.03.18 (Rouko, Burkina Faso)
Ordained Priest:1991.07.06
Consecrated Bishop:2005.03.19

Priest of Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso) (1991.07.06 – 2004.11.20)

Bishop of Dori (Burkina Faso) (2004.11.20 – 2011.11.04)

Apostolic Administrator of Koudougou (Burkina Faso) (2011.05.21 – 2011.11.04)

Bishop of Koudougou (Burkina Faso) (2011.11.04 – ...)

Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger (2013.06.14 – 2019.06.14)

Special Churches

Kaya (↙), Ouahigouya (←), Mopti (↑), Niamey (→), Fada N’Gourma (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 36,166 kmÂČ

Population: 17,850 Catholics (1.4% of 1,274,700 total)

Pastoral Centres: 6 parishes

Personnel: 14 priests (diocesan), 13 religious (13 sisters), 15 seminarians

Population

Pastoral Centres

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Seminarians

Last updated on 2025.04.02

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