Suffragan diocese Mopti, Mali
Diocese of Mopti
Moptien(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
- Saint-JosephMopti · CathedralView parish
- Marie-ReineBandiagaraView parish
- Notre-Dame de LourdesSéguéView parish
- Notre-Dame du Bon ConseilBarapireliView parish
- Notre-Dame du NigerGaoView parish
- Notre-Dame du RosairePelView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.