Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako

The Roman Catholic 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.

The cathedral archiepiscopal seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale du Sacré-Coeur 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 :

Ordinaries

(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Prefect?s of Sahara and Sudan

(not available)

Apostolic Vicars of Sahara and Sudan (all born in colonial homeland France)

Anatole-Joseph Toulotte (1892.11.26 – retired 1897.10.18), Titular Bishop of Thagaste (1891.06.04 – death 1907.01.23), succeeding as former Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Sahara and Sudan (1891.06.04 – 1892.11.26)
Augustin Prosper Hacquard, White Fathers (M. Afr.) (1898.01.19 – death 1901.04.04), Titular Bishop of Rusicade (1898.01.19 – 1901.04.04)

Apostolic Vicars of French Sudan (all born France)

Hippolyte Louis Bazin (1901.07.27 – death 1910.11.30), Titular Bishop of Thacia Montana (1901.07.27 – 1910.11.30)
Alexis Lemaître, M. Afr. (1911.02.24 – 1920.07.28), Titular Bishop of Sitifis (1911.02.24 – 1920.07.28); later Titular Archbishop of Cabassa (1920.07.28 – 1922.02.20) as Coadjutor Archbishop of Carthage (1920.07.28 – 1922.02.20), succeeding as Archbishop of Carthage (1922.02.20 – death 1939.05.16)

Apostolic Vicars of Bamako (all born France)

Emile-Fernand Sauvant, M. Afr. (1921.07.08 – retired 1928.04.06), Titular Bishop of Utica (1921.07.08 – death 1939.12.19)
Paul-Marie Molin, M. Afr. (1928.07.02 – retired 1949.01.21), Titular Bishop of Garba (1928.07.02 – death 1967.08.17)
Pierre Louis Leclerc, M. Afr. (1949.12.25 – 1955.09.14 see below), Titular Bishop of Sassura (1949.12.25 – 1955.09.14), previously Apostolic Prefect of Gao (Mali) (1947.10.17 – 1949.12.25)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Bamako

Pierre Louis Leclerc, M. Afr. (see above 1955.09.14 – 1962.03.10); later Archbishop-Bishop of suffragan see Ségou (Mali) (1962.03.10 – 1974.07.01)
Luc Auguste Sangaré (first native incumbent) (1962.03.10 – death 1998.02.11), also President of Episcopal Conference of Mali (1970 – 1987)
Jean Zerbo (1998.06.27 - ...), created Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (2017.06.28 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of Accia (1988.06.21 – 1994.12.19) as Auxiliary Bishop of Bamako (1988.06.21 – 1994.12.19), Bishop of Mopti (Mali) (1994.12.19 – 1998.06.27).

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org - data for all sections

Coordinates: 12°38′37″N 7°59′58″W / 12.6437°N 7.9994°W / 12.6437; -7.9994

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