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Catholic Church in Burkina Faso
Cathedral of Ouagadougou
TypeNational polity
ClassificationCatholic
OrientationLatin, Maronite
GovernanceConférence des Evêques de Burkina Faso et du Niger
PopeFrancis
Apostolic NuncioMichael Francis Crotty[1]
RegionBurkina Faso
Membersca. 3,494,000[2]
Official websitehttps://catholique.bf/

The Catholic Church in Burkina Faso is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. According to the CIA Factbook, in 2018, 17% of the population are members of the Catholic Church.[3]

  1. ^ "Burkina Faso (Nunciature) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Catholic Church in Burkina Faso". gcatholic.org. GCatholic.org. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  3. ^ "The World Factbook". CIA World Factbook. 2018. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

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