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Suffragan diocese Mopti, Mali

Diocese of Mopti

Moptien(sis)

The Diocese of Mopti is a Latin Church diocese in central Mali, established on 29 September 1964. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bamako and has been led by Bishop Jean-Baptiste Tiama since 2020.

On the map

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Mopti, Mali, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1964
Catholics
42,437
Priests
25
Territory
896,384 km²

Parishes and churches

6 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Jean-Baptiste Tiama
Birthplace
Nazar

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The cathedral

Cathédrale Saint-Joseph stands in Mopti, 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

Seated in the city of Mopti in Mali, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mopti (Latin: Moptien(sis), French: Diocèse catholique romain de Mopti) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Bamako. Following the death of bishop Georges Fonghoro the see stands vacant; Jean-Baptiste Tiama was appointed to it on 27 March 2020, with no information yet about installation.