Alexandre Yikyi Bazié

Alexandre Yikyi Bazié (born 17 August 1960) is a Burkinabe Catholic prelate who is the Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Koudougou, in Burkina Faso since 25 March 2019. He was concurrently assigned Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena. Before that, from 19 July 1987 until he was appointed bishop, he was a priest of the same Catholic diocese. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis. He was consecrated bishop at Koudougou on 29 June 2019. On 23 June 2025, Pope Leo XIV appointed him Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Koudougou.

Background and education He was born on 17 August 1960 in Ténado, Diocese of Koudougou, Centre-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso. He studied at the Notre Dame d’Afrique Minor Seminary in Koudougou. He studied philosophy at the inter-diocesan Saint Jean-Baptiste Major Seminary in Ouagadougou. He then transferred to the Saint Pierre Claver Major Seminary of Koumi, in Bobo-Dioulasso, where he studied Theology. He holds a Doctorate in Dogmatic Theology awarded by the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, Italy, where he graduated in 1997.

Priest On 19 July 1987, he was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Koudougou, Burkina Faso. He served a priest until 25 March 2019. He served in various roles and locations, while a priest, including: The Principal Consecrator was Joachim Hermenegilde Ouédraogo, Bishop of Koudou gou assisted by Justin Kientega, Bishop of Ouahigouya and Paul Yemboaro Ouédraogo, Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso. On 23 June 2025, following the indefinite leave taken by Bishop Joachim Hermenegilde Ouédraogo, The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Alexandre Yikyi Bazié Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Koudougou until further notice.