Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo | |
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Cardinal Archbishop emeritus of Ouagadougou | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Ouagadougou |
See | Ouagadougou |
Appointed | 13 May 2009 |
Term ended | 16 October 2023 |
Predecessor | Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Consolatrice al Tiburtino (2014–) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 14 July 1973 |
Consecration | 23 November 1996 by Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré |
Created cardinal | 22 February 2014 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Philippe Ouédraogo 25 January 1945 Konéan,
French West Africa (now
Burkina Faso) |
Nationality | Burkinabè |
Previous post(s) |
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Motto | In vinculo Caritatis, annuntiemus Iesum Christum (With bands of love, proclaim Jesus Christ) |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo[ pronunciation?] (born 25 January 1945) is a Burkinabè retired prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Ouagadougou from 2009 to 2023. He has been a cardinal since 2014. He was previously Bishop of Ouahigouya from 1996 to 2009.
He was born on 25 January 1945 in Konéan in Kaya Department. [1] He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Pabré in Ouagadougou from 1959 to 1967 and then at the Grand Séminaire Régional de Koumi in Bobo-Dioulasso from 1967 to 1973. [2]
He was ordained a priest of the diocese of Kaya on 4 July 1973. [1] After serving for five years as vicar of the cathedral parish, he studied at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome from 1979 to 1983, earning a doctorate in canon law. [3] [4] He returned to Kaya and from 1983 to 1996 he performed parish work while serving at the same time as vicar general of the Kaya Diocese and director of its seminary. [3] [4]
He was appointed bishop of Ouahigouya on 5 July 1996 and consecrated on 23 November 1996 by Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré, Archbishop of Ouagadougou. [1]
Pope Benedict XVI named him archbishop of Ouagadougou on 13 May 2009. [5]
He was president of the Episcopal Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger from 2001 to 2007. [3]
Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 22 February 2014 and assigned to him the titular church of Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino. [6] He was the second cardinal from Burkina Faso, following Paul Zoungrana (1917–2000). [1]
He was named a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the Pontifical Council for Inter Religious Dialogue on 22 May 2014 [7] and of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on 28 October 2016. [8]
He received a papal appointment to participate in the Synod on the Family in October 2014 [9] and October 2015. [10]
In July 2019 he was elected president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM). [11]
Ouedraogo was diagnosed with COVID-19 on 30 March 2020, but has recovered from the virus since. [12]
Pope Francis accepted his resignation as archbishop on 16 October 2023. [13]