The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sikasso ( la, Sikassen(sis),
French: ''Diocèse catholique romain de Sikasso'') is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
located in the city of
Sikasso
Sikasso ( Bambara: ߛߌߞߊߛߏ tr. Sikaso) is a city in the south of Mali and the capital of the Sikasso Cercle and the Sikasso Region. It is Mali's second largest city with 225,753 residents in the 2009 census.
History
Sikasso was founded ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of
Bamako
Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on the Niger Rive ...
in
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...
.
History
* June 12, 1947: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sikasso from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Bobo-Dioulasso
Bobo-Dioulasso is a city in Burkina Faso with a population of 1,129,000 (); it is the second-largest city in the country, after Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital. The name means "home of the Bobo- Dioula".
The local Bobo-speaking population ...
in
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to ...
* July 6, 1963: Promoted as Diocese of Sikasso
Leadership
; Prefects Apostolic of Sikasso
* Father Didier Pérouse de Montclos, M. Afr. (17 October 1947 – 6 July 1963)
; Bishops of Sikasso
*
Didier Pérouse de Montclos,
M. Afr. (6 July 1963 – 8 July 1976)
*
Jean-Baptiste Maria Cissé (8 July 1976 – 3 November 1996)
*
Jean-Baptiste Tiama (5 November 1998 - 27 March 2020), appointed Bishop of Mopti
*
Robert Cissé (14 December 2022 – present)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Mali
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Sikasso
Sikasso
Sikasso ( Bambara: ߛߌߞߊߛߏ tr. Sikaso) is a city in the south of Mali and the capital of the Sikasso Cercle and the Sikasso Region. It is Mali's second largest city with 225,753 residents in the 2009 census.
History
Sikasso was founded ...
Christian organizations established in 1947
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1947 establishments in French Sudan
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bamako
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