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Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Nouna, Burkina Faso, presented by Bishop Joseph Sama.
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Guy Mukasa Sanon, of the clergy of Bobo-Dioulasso, until now rector of the Saint Pierre-Saint Paul Seminary of Kossoghin, Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso, as bishop of the diocese of Nouna, Burkina Faso.
Msgr. Guy Mukasa Sanon was born on 14 September 1968 in Toussiana. After studying philosophy at the Saint Jean Baptiste de Wayalghin Major Seminary, Ouagadougou, he attended the theology cycle at the Saint Pierre Claver de Koumi Major Seminary in Bobo-Dioulasso.
He was ordained a priest on 14 July 1996 and incardinated in the archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso.
After ordination, he held the roles of parish vicar of Saint Vincent de Koko in Bobo-Dioulasso (1996-1998); and formator and director of studies in the Minor Seminary of Nasso, Bobo-Dioulasso (2001-2005). He was awarded a doctorate in philosophy at the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium (2005-2010), and went on to serve as parish vicar (2010-2011) and parish priest (2011-2016) of the Cathedral of Bobo-Dioulasso, visiting professor at the Saint Pierre-Saint Paul Major Seminary of Kossoghin a Ouagadougou (2011-2016); and permanent formator and professor of philosophy at the Saint Pierre-Saint Paul Major Seminary of Kossoghin a Ouagadougou (2016-2019). Since 2019 he has been rector of the same seminary. (Agenzia Fides, 25/1/2025)
