Roman Catholic Diocese of Mopti
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Mopti
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mopti {Latin: "Moptien(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Mopti in the Ecclesiastical province of Bamako in Mali.
History
* June 9, 1942: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Gao from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bamako, the Apostolic Vicariate of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso and the Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso
* September 29, 1964: Promoted as Diocese of Mopti
Leadership
* Bishops of Mopti (Roman rite)
** Bishop Georges Fonghoro (since 1999.08.30)
** Archbishop Jean Zerbo (1994.12.19 – 1998.06.27)
** Bishop Georges Biard, M. Afr. (1964.09.29 – 1988.04.12)
* Prefects Apostolic of Gao (Roman rite)
** Fr. Renato Landru, M. Afr. (1950.07.10 – 1964)
** Archbishop Pierre Louis Leclerc, M. Afr. (1947.10.17 – 1949.12.25)
** Bishop Jean-Marie Lesourd, M. Afr. (1942.08.05 – 1947.10.17)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Mali
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/mopt0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
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