Constantin Guirma

Constantin Guirma
Bishop of Diocese of Kaya Emeritus
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Diocese of Kaya
In Office	1969 - 1996
Predecessor	None
Successor	Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo
Orders
Ordination	May 19, 1946
Personal details
Born	February 5, 1920(1920-02-05) Kaya, Burkina Faso
Died	August 6, 2010(2010-08-06) (aged 90)

Constantin Guirma, (February 5, 1920 – August 6, 2010) was a Burkinabé prelate of the Roman Catholic Church .

Guirma was born in Kaya, Burkina Faso and was ordained a priest on May 19, 1946. He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Kaya on June 26, 1969, and ordained bishop on August 1, 1969 by Pope Paul VI in Kampala during his first pontifical visit to Africa. Guirma remained there until his retirement on March 9, 1996. He died after illness on August 6, 2010.

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Persondata
Name	Guirma, Constantin
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Short description
Date of birth	February 5, 1920
Place of birth	Kaya, Burkina Faso
Date of death	August 6, 2010
Place of death