Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in Burkina Faso 🇧🇫

Date	Change
1921.07.02	Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of French Sudan)
1927.12.15	Apostolic Prefecture of Bobo-Dioulasso was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Bamako and Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou)
1937.03.09	Apostolic Prefecture of Bobo-Dioulasso was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bobo-Dioulasso
1947.06.12	Apostolic Prefecture of Nouna was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Gao)
1947.06.12	Apostolic Prefecture of Ouahigouya was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou)
1951.10.18	Apostolic Vicariate of Bobo-Dioulasso lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Nouna
1951.10.18	Apostolic Prefecture of Nouna was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Nouna (gained territory from Apostolic Vicariate of Bobo-Dioulasso)
1954.06.14	Apostolic Vicariate of Koudougou was established (from the suppressed Apostolic Prefecture of Ouahigouya)
1954.06.14	Apostolic Prefecture of Ouahigouya was suppressed (to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Koudougou)
1955.09.14	Apostolic Vicariate of Bobo-Dioulasso was promoted as Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso (became suffragan of Ouagadougou)
1955.09.14	Apostolic Vicariate of Koudougou was promoted as Diocese of Koudougou (became suffragan of Ouagadougou)
1955.09.14	Apostolic Vicariate of Nouna was promoted as Diocese of Nouna (became suffragan of Ouagadougou)
1955.09.14	Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou (with suffragan sees Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou and Nouna)
1956.02.20	Diocese of Koupéla was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou)
1958.06.23	Diocese of Ouahigouya was restored (from Diocese of Koudougou and became suffragan of Ouagadougou)
1959.02.12	Apostolic Prefecture of Fada N’Gourma was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Niamey)
1964.06.16	Apostolic Prefecture of Fada N’Gourma was promoted as Diocese of Fada N’Gourma (became suffragan of Ouagadougou)
1968.10.18	Diocese of Diébougou was established (from Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso and became suffragan of Ouagadougou)
1969.06.26	Diocese of Kaya was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou and Diocese of Koupéla and became suffragan of Ouagadougou)
1975.12.03	Diocese of Nouna was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Nouna–Dédougou)
1975.12.03	Diocese of Nouna–Dédougou was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Nouna and became suffragan of Ouagadougou)
1997.01.02	Diocese of Manga was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou and Diocese of Koupéla and became suffragan of Ouagadougou)
1998.06.27	Diocese of Banfora was established (from Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso and became suffragan of Ouagadougou)
2000.04.14	Diocese of Nouna–Dédougou was renamed as Diocese of Dédougou (lost territory to establish Diocese of Nouna)
2000.04.14	Diocese of Nouna was restored (from Diocese of Nouna–Dédougou and became suffragan of Ouagadougou)
2000.12.05	Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso (with suffragan sees Banfora, Dédougou, Diébougou and Nouna)
2000.12.05	Diocese of Koupéla was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Koupéla (with suffragan sees Fada N’Gourma and Kaya)
2004.11.20	Diocese of Dori was established (from Diocese of Fada N’Gourma and Diocese of Ouahigouya and became suffragan of Koupéla)
2011.11.30	Diocese of Gaoua was established (from Diocese of Diébougou and became suffragan of Bobo-Dioulasso)
2012.02.11	Diocese of Tenkodogo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Koupéla and Diocese of Fada N’Gourma and became suffragan of Koupéla)
2014.01.13	Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was established
2018.02.28	Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Annunciation of Ibadan (without ecclesiastical province)