Joanny Thévenoud (March 14, 1878 - September 16, 1949) was a French apostolic vicar of the White Fathers, best remembered for his missionary, ecclesiastical and public development work in Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso). Thévenoud was appointed as the first Archibishop of Ouagadougou on 8 July 1921. In 1942, Thévenoud established the first Normal School of teachers of the mission, and five years later, set up the Young Christian Students Association. He died on September 16, 1949 in Ouagadougou, and was buried at the cathedral.