Ollo Modeste Kambou

Ollo Modeste Kambou (born 4 December 1963) is a Burkinabe Catholic prelate who is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaoua in Burkina Faso since 30 November 2011. Before that, from 28 December 1991 until 30 November 2011, he was a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Diébougou in the Metropolitan Province of Bobo-Dioulasso. He was appointed bishop on 30 November 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI, the same day The Holy Father created the diocese of Diébougou, a suffragan of Bobo-Dioulasso. He was ordained and installed at Gaoua, Burkina Faso, on 18 February 2012 by Archbishop Vito Rallo, Titular Archbishop of Alba.

Background, education and priesthood He was born on 4 December 1963 in Bouti, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Diébougou, in Burkina Faso. He studied both philosophy and theology at seminary, in Burkina Faso. He was ordained priest of his home diocese on 28 December 1991. He served as a priest until 30 November 2011. He studied at the State University of Ouagadougou from 1995 until 1999, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in modern literature.

While a priest, he served in various roles including as: