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Archdiocese of Bamako

Archidioecesis Bamakoënsis



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Bishop(s)

  • Jean Zerbo, Cardinal, Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 14 September 1955
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Mali
  • Square Kilometers: 85,000 (32,831 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Archeveche, B.P. 298, Bamako, Rep. du Mali
  • Telephone: 20.22.58.42
  • Fax: 20.22.78.50

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan
1868ErectedPrefecture Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan
1891ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan
19 July 1901Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara of French Sudan {Sahara nel Sudan Francese}
19 July 1901Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara of French Sudan {Sahara nel Sudan Francese}
Vicariate Apostolic of Bamako
2 July 1921SplitVicariate Apostolic of Sahara of French Sudan {Sahara nel Sudan Francese} Vicariate Apostolic of Bamako
Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou
15 December 1927Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Bamako
Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou
Prefecture Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso (erected)
9 March 1937Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Bamako (French Guinea) Prefecture Apostolic of N’Zérékoré (erected)
9 March 1937Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso (Dmvdougou and Belekouo) Vicariate Apostolic of Bamako
9 June 1942Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Bamako
Vicariate Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso
Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou (Parts in Algeria)
Prefecture Apostolic of Gao (erected) (San and Tougan, Gourma-Rharous and Gao, of Goundam (upto 20th parallel line) and of Issaber or NiafounJcé, and Tombouctou (upto 20th parallel line), and Mopti)
12 June 1947Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Bamako (Kayes, Kita, Bafouladé, Nioro, Nara, and Néma) Prefecture Apostolic of Kayes (erected)
Archdiocese of Bamako
14 September 1955ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Bamako Archdiocese of Bamako
10 March 1962Territory LostArchdiocese of Bamako (Macina, Ségou, and Dioila) Diocese of Ségou (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Bamako
19508,7551,016,499.9%2353723635388ap1951
Archdiocese of Bamako
195913,6121,259,9781.1%94352261485310ap1960
196910,300961,0001.1%9354423441528ap1971
198028,3501,902,2111.5%6333972635617ap1981
199034,7442,103,0001.7%7384577242837ap1991
199833,3313,200,0001.0%1518331,010269910ap2001
2001120,0002,600,0004.6%1028383,157391307ap2002
2002122,5802,750,0004.5%1030403,064411423ap2003
2003128,5003,500,0003.7%1135462,7934114510ap2004
2006128,7913,600,0003.6%1334472,7404311010ap2007
2012231,0004,138,0005.6%1216288,2504115210ap2013
2015136,6994,436,0003.1%3222542,5314511210ap2016
2016138,1654,650,5493.0%3315482,878398310ap2017
2018149,4254,906,4503.0%2617433,475275411ap2019
2020279,1305,461,7415.1%2717446,3432912011ap2021
2022284,4365,836,7974.9%2417416,9373511511ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Bamako
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 298, and Page 299
  • Archdiocese of Bamako
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 113, to Page 119

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