The Archdiocese of Bamako is the

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Archdiocesan See for the

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which covers all and only

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, yet depends on the missionary

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. The

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archiepiscopal seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in national capital

Bamako Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the Capital city, 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 t ...

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 134,982 Catholics (3.1% of 4,332,101 total) on 85,000 km² in 10 parishes and 1 mission with 31 priests (13 diocesan, 18 religious), 159 lay religious (42 brothers, 117 sisters) and 14 seminarians .

History

* 1868: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sahara and Sudan * 1891: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sahara and Sudan, hence entitled to a

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* 19 July 1901: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of

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(the French colonial name of Mali)/ Sahara nel Sudan Francese (Curiate Italian) / Saharen(sis) (Latin adjective), having lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Ghardaïa * 2 July 1921: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bamako / Bamakoën(sis) (Latin adjective), having lost territory to establish

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(in Upper Volta, the French colonial name of Burkina Faso) * Lost territory repeatedly : on 1927.12.15 to establish

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, on 1937.03.09 to establish Apostolic Prefecture of N’Zérékoré, on 1942.06.09 to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Gao (now its suffragan) and on 1947.06.12 to establish

Apostolic Prefecture of Kayes The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kayes ( la, Kayesen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kayes in the ecclesiastical province of Bamako in Mali. On Thursday, January 31, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI appointed the Reverend Father Jonas Dembélé, up ...

(now its suffragan) * 14 September 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bamako / Bamakoën(sis) (Latin adjective) * Lost territory again on 1962.03.10 to establish as its suffragan Diocese of Ségou * It enjoyed a papal visit from

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in January 1990.

Ecclesiastical province

The Metropolitan's

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Mopti The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mopti ( la, Moptien(sis), French: ''Diocèse catholique romain de Mopti'') is a diocese located in the city of Mopti in the Ecclesiastical province of Bamako in Mali. After the death of bishop Georges Fonghoro, the ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of San The Roman Catholic Diocese of San (Latin: (sis), French: ''Diocèse catholique romain de San'') is a diocese located in the city of San in the Ecclesiastical province of Bamako in Mali. History * April 10, 1962: Established as Mission “sui iu ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ségou The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ségou ( la, Seguen(sis), French: ''Diocèse catholique romain de Ségou'') is a diocese located in the city of Ségou in the Ecclesiastical province of Bamako in Mali. History * March 10, 1962: Established as Dioces ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sikasso The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sikasso ( la, Sikassen(sis), French: ''Diocèse catholique romain de Sikasso'') is a diocese located in the city of Sikasso in the ecclesiastical province of Bamako in Mali. History * June 12, 1947: Established as Ap ...

Bishops

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Apostolic Prefect of Sahara and Sudan

* Bishop Charles Lavigerie, M Afr (1868 – 13 March 1891 ''see below'') (Cardinal in 1882); this tenure as Apostolic Prefect is not listed in Catholic-hierarchy

Apostolic Vicars of Sahara and Sudan

* Cardinal Charles Lavigerie, M Afr (''see above'' 13 March 1891 – 26 November 1892) *

Anatole-Joseph Toulotte Anatole-Joseph Toulotte (7 January 1852 – 23 January 1907) was a French White Fathers missionary who was Vicar Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan from 1893 to 1897. Under his leadership the first White Fathers missions were established in the French ...

, M Afr (26 November 1892 – 18 October 1897) * Augustin Prosper Hacquard, M Afr (19 January 1898 – no April 1901)

Apostolic Vicars of French Sudan

* Hippolyte Louis Bazin, M Afr (27 July 1901 – 30 November 1910) *

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, M Afr (24 February 1911 – 28 July 1920), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Carthage, Tunisia

Apostolic Vicars of Bamako

* Emile-Fernand Sauvant, M Afr (8 July 1921 – 6 April 1928) *

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, M Afr (2 July 1928 – 21 January 1949) *

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, M Afr (25 December 1949 – 14 September 1955 ''see below'')

Archbishops of Bamako

, M Afr (''see above'' 14 September 1955 – 10 March 1962), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Ségou * Luc Auguste Sangaré (10 March 1962 – 11 February 1998) * Jean Zerbo (27 June 1998 – ) (Cardinal in 2017)

Auxiliary Bishop

* Jean Zerbo (1988-1994), appointed Bishop of Mopti; later returned here as Archbishop; future Cardinal

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org - data for all sections
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bamako, Roman Catholic Archdiocese Roman Catholic dioceses in Mali

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