Diocese of Kayes

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The Diocese of Kayes is a Latin Rite diocese in western Mali, established as an apostolic prefecture in 1947 and raised to a diocese in 1963. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bamako, and its bishop since 2013 is Jonas Dembele.

Bishop
Jonas Dembélé
Latin name
Kayesen(sis)
Erected
6 July 1963
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Bamako (Archdiocese of Bamako)
Catholics
9,776
Parishes
4
Catholics per parish
2,444
Chancery
Evêché, B.P. 91, Kayes, Rép. du Mali
Telephone
Tel. 21.52.18.99

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001825 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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