Roman Catholic Diocese of Mopti

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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.

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 See also 4 Source

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Mali

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information