Pope Francis Appoints Local Ordinary for Burkina Faso’s Tenkodogo Diocese

The alumnus of Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome where he obtained a Doctorate in Canon Law has also served as an official of the Metropolitan Tribunal of Koupéla and a member of the College of Consultors of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Koupéla.

The Bishop-elect who is a Professor of Canon Law and Homiletics at the Saint Pierre Claver Major Seminary in Koumi has served as General Secretary of the Episcopal Commission for Ecclesiastical Tribunals and Legal Affairs of the Episcopal Conference.

He has also served as the Episcopal Delegate to the Diocesan Council for Catholic Education in the Diocese of Tenkodogo; an Official of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal, and a member of the College of Consultors of the Diocese of Tenkodogo.

Once ordained, Mons. Koudougou will be the second Local Ordinary of the Burkinabe Episcopal See that was erected in February 2012 having been curved from the Diocese of Fada N’Gourma.

Located within the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Koupéla, the Diocese of Tenkodogo that measures 10,047 square kilometers has a total population of 1,394,751 with 192,352 Catholics representing 13.8 percent, according to the 2023 statistics.

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Silas Mwale Isenjia is a Kenyan journalist with a great zeal and interest for Catholic Church related communication. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics, Media and Communication from Moi University in Kenya. Silas has vast experience in the Media production industry. He currently works as a Journalist for ACI Africa.