The Roman Catholic Diocese of San (
Latin
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: (sis),
French: ''Diocèse catholique romain de San'') is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
located in the city of
San in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Bamako
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in
Mali
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.
History
* April 10, 1962: Established as
Mission “sui iuris” of San from
Diocese of Nouna 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 ...
* September 29, 1964: Promoted as Diocese of San
Bishops
* Ecclesiastical Superior of San (Roman rite)
** Father Joseph Paul Barnabé Perrot, M. Afr. (1962.04.10 – 1964.09.29 ''see below'')
*
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
s of San (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Joseph Paul Barnabé Perrot,
M. Afr. (''see above'' 1964.09.29 – 1987.11.18)
** Bishop
Jean-Gabriel Diarra (1987.11.18 – 2019.10.28)
** Bishop
Hassa Florent Koné (2021.10.07 – ...)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
*
Jonas Dembélé, appointed Bishop of Kayes in 2013
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Mali
References
External links
GCatholic.org
San, Mali
San
Christian organizations established in 1962
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1962 establishments in Mali
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bamako
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