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Diocese of Mopti

Dioecesis Moptiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Jean-Baptiste Tiama, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 29 September 1964
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bamako
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Mali
  • Square Kilometers: 896,384 (346,228 Square Miles)
  • Description: Gao, Timbuktu and Mopti (except the Circle of Djenné)
  • Mailing Address: Évêché, B.P. 45, Mopti, Rep. du Mali

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Gao
9 June 1942ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Bamako
Vicariate Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso
Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou (Parts in Algeria)
Prefecture Apostolic of Gao (erected) (San and Tougan, Gourma-Rharous and Gao, of Goundam (upto 20th parallel line) and of Issaber or NiafounJcé, and Tombouctou (upto 20th parallel line), and Mopti)
12 June 1947Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Gao (Mopti, San, and Tougan along with Nouna) Prefecture Apostolic of Nouna (erected)
6 March 1953Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Nouna (Mopti, Dienne, Bandiagara (except Bai), and Douentza) Prefecture Apostolic of Gao
10 April 1962Territory AddedDiocese of Nouna (Canton of Bai or Baye) Prefecture Apostolic of Gao
29 September 1964Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Gao (Djenné)
Mission "Sui Iuris" of San
Diocese of Ségou (Parts of Ke-Macina)
Diocese of San
Diocese of Mopti
29 September 1964ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Gao Diocese of Mopti
4 April 1978Territory AddedDiocese of Ségou (Cercle de Tenenkou in Malia) Diocese of Mopti

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Gao
1950400546,000.1%77571ap1951
Diocese of Mopti
19703,5621,600,000.2%232315423129ap1971
19805,8491,656,000.4%1171832419158ap1981
199011,0492,172,000.5%2202250223186ap1991
199917,6343,304,571.5%1462088112186ap2000
200018,4023,513,097.5%1572283611186ap2001
200119,2293,530,663.5%1562191510186ap2002
200220,9473,550,240.6%117181,16312146ap2003
200323,7253,434,750.7%136191,24810146ap2004
200426,3693,691,000.7%139221,19811206ap2005
201338,3614,304,000.9%186241,5986286ap2014
201641,8123,407,0001.2%185231,8175276ap2017
201945,5553,719,2701.2%232251,8222297ap2020
202148,2303,938,1151.2%233261,8553217ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Gao
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 34, Page 330, and Page 331
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 563
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 54, Page 473
  • Diocese of Mopti
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 437, to Page 439
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 70, Page 301

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