Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako

The Archdiocese of Bamako is the Metropolitan Archdiocesan See for the Ecclesiastical province which covers all and only Mali, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Archdiocese of Bamako

Archidioecesis Bamakoënsis

Archidiocèse de Bamako
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bamako
Location
Country Mali
Ecclesiastical provinceBamako
Statistics
Area32,908 sq mi (85,230 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2016)
4,650,549
138,165 (3%)
Parishes10
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established1868 (1868)
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral
Secular priests33
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJean Zerbo
Website
www.eglisemali.org/archidiocese-de-bamako

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

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 titular bishop
  • 19 July 1901: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of French Sudan (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 Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou (in Upper Volta, the French colonial name of Burkina Faso)
  • Lost territory repeatedly : on 1927.12.15 to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Bobo-Dioulasso, 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 (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 Pope John Paul II in January 1990.

Ecclesiastical province

The Metropolitan's Suffragan sees are the:

Bishops

(all Roman Rite)

Apostolic Prefect of Sahara and Sudan

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

Apostolic Vicars of Sahara and Sudan

Apostolic Vicars of French Sudan

  • Hippolyte Louis Bazin, M Afr (27 July 1901 – 30 November 1910)
  • Alexis Lemaître, 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)
  • Paul-Marie Molin, M Afr (2 July 1928 – 21 January 1949)
  • Pierre Louis Leclerc, M Afr (25 December 1949 – 14 September 1955 see below)

Archbishops of Bamako

  • Pierre Louis Leclerc, 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

See also

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