Metropolitan see Bamako, Mali
Archdiocese of Bamako
Bamakoën(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Bamako is the metropolitan see for all of Mali, originating as an apostolic prefecture in 1868 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1955. Archbishop Robert Cissé has led it since July 2024, serving about 284,000 Catholics.
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- Established
- 1868
- Catholics
- 284,436
- Priests
- 33
- Territory
- 85,231 km²
Parishes and churches
12 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Sacré-Cœur de JésusBamako · CathedralView parish
- Martyrs de l’OugandaBamakoView parish
- Notre-Dame AuxiliatriceYirimadioView parish
- Notre-Dame de FatimaSarambougouView parish
- Notre-Dame de FourvièreBamakoView parish
- Notre-Dame de l’EpiphanieKolokaniView parish
- Notre-Dame des ChampsBamakoView parish
- Saint-AugustinBamakoView parish
- Saint-FrançoisMoribabougouView parish
- Saint-François-XavierOuelessebougouView parish
- Sainte-MoniqueBamakoView parish
- Sainte-Thérèse de l’Enfant JésusGoualalaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Robert Cissé
- Born
- 7 July 1968
- Birthplace
- Bamako
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus stands in Bamako, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
All of Mali, and only Mali, forms the ecclesiastical province headed by the Archdiocese of Bamako, its Metropolitan Archdiocesan See. The archdiocese depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its archbishop is seated at the Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Bamako, the national capital.