Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bamako in Mali.
History
* 1868: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sahara and Sudan
* 1891: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sahara and Sudan
* July 19, 1901: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of French Sudan
* July 2, 1921: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bamako
* September 14, 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bamako
pecial Churches
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus in Bamako.
Leadership
*Metropolitan Archbishops of Bamako (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Jean Zerbo since 1998.06.27
** Archbishop Luc Auguste Sangaré 1962.03.10 – 1998.02.11
** Archbishop Pierre Louis Leclerc, M. Afr. 1955.09.14 – 1962.03.10
*Vicars Apostolic of Bamako (Roman rite)
**Archbishop Pierre Louis Leclerc, M. Afr. 1949.12.25 – 1955.09.14
**Bishop Paul-Marie Molin, M. Afr. 1928.07.02 – 1949.01.21
**Bishop Emile-Fernand Sauvant, M. Afr. 1921.07.08 – 1928.04.06
*Vicars Apostolic of French Sudan (Roman rite)
**Archbishop Alexis Lemaître, M. Afr. 1911.02.24 – 1920.07.28
**Bishop Hippolyte Louis Bazin 1901.07.27 – 1910.11.30
*Vicars Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan (Roman rite)
**Bishop Augustin Prosper Hacquard, M. Afr. 1898.01.19 – 1901.04.04
**Bishop Anatole-Joseph Toulotte 1892.11.26 – 1897.10.18
uffragan Diocese
* Kayes
* Mopti
* San
* Ségou
* Sikasso
ee also
* List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Mali
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/bama0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
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