Philippe Ouédraogo (cardinal)


Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo is a cardinal of the Catholic Church from Burkina Faso. He is the archbishop of Ouagadougou.

Biography and education

He was born on 25 January 1945 in Konéan. He was ordained a priest in the diocese of Kaya in 1973.
He received his primary education at École Publique, Kaya, 1952 to 1959; secondary studies at Petit Séminaire de Pabré, Ouagadougou, 1959 to 1967. He then attended the Grand Séminaire Régional de Koumi, Bobo-Diulasso, where he studied philosophy and theology from 1967 to 1973. He was sent to Rome to the Pontifical Urbaniana University, Rome, 1979 to 1983, where he obtained a doctorate in canon law. After finishing his studies, he returned to Kaya.

Episcopate

He was appointed bishop of Ouahigouya on 5 July 1996 and consecrated on 23 November 1996 by Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré, Archbishop of Ouagadougou. He has been archbishop of Ouagadougou since 13 May 2009.

Cardinal

made him a cardinal on 22 February 2014 and assigned to him the titular church of Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino.
He was appointed a member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Congregation for Evangelization of Peoples, and Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue.
Cardinal Ouedraogo was diagnosed and hospitalised with Covid-19 on 30th March 2020. He is currently recovering from the virus.https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2020/03/31/african-cardinal-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-as-pandemic-spreads-across-the-continent/