18 October 1968: Established as Diocese of Diébougou from the then-Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso
30 November 2011: Territory is taken from the Diocese by
Pope Benedict XVI to establish the newly erected
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaoua, which also becomes suffragan to the Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso (the first Bishop-elect of the new Diocese is the Diocese of Diébougou's current Vicar General, Rev.
Kambou Modeste)
Special churches
The
cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul in Diébougou.
Bishops
Bishops of Diébougou (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order