Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako

Archdiocese of Bamako

Archidioecesis Bamakoënsis

Archidiocèse de Bamako
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bamako
Location
Country Mali
Ecclesiastical provinceBamako
Statistics
Area32,908 sq mi (85,230 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2016)
  • 4,650,549
  • 138,165 (3%)
Parishes10
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established1868 (1868)
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral
Secular priests33
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Metropolitan ArchbishopRobert Cissé
Bishops emeritusJean Zerbo
Website
www.eglisemali.org/archidiocese-de-bamako

The Archdiocese of Bamako is the Metropolitan Archdiocesan See for the ecclesiastical province which covers all and only Mali. It depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

The cathedral seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the national capital Bamako.