Paul Zoungrana


Paul Zoungrana

Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou
Cardinal Zoungrana with Heinrich Lübke in 1966.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseOuagadougou
SeeOuagadougou
Appointed5 April 1960
Term ended4 June 2000
Orders
Ordination2 May 1942
Consecration8 May 1960
by Pope John XXIII
Created cardinal22 February 1965
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Paul Zoungrana

(1917-09-03)3 September 1917
Died4 June 2000(2000-06-04) (aged 82)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
NationalityBurkinabé

Paul Zoungrana, MAfr (3 September 1917 – 4 June 2000) was a Burkinabé Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Ouagadougou from 1960 to 1995, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965.


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