Jean Zerbo


Jean Zerbo
Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Bamako
Zerbo in June 2017
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseBamako
SeeBamako
Appointed27 June 1998
Term ended25 July 2024
PredecessorLuc Auguste Sangaré
SuccessorRobert Cissé
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (2017-)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination10 July 1971
by Pierre Louis Leclerc
Consecration20 November 1988
by Jozef Tomko
Created cardinal28 June 2017
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1943-12-27) 27 December 1943
MottoIntendant des mystères de Dieu
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Jean Zerbo (born 27 December 1943) is a Malian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Bamako from 1998 to 2024. Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 28 June 2017. He is the first cardinal from Mali.