Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Mali (Mali) | ![]() |
Also known as: Malí (español), le Mali (français), Mali (Deutsch, Italiano, polski, Português), 馬里 (正體中文), マリ (日本語), Malium (latine)
Roman Rite (6): Bamako, Kayes, Mopti, San, Ségou, Sikasso
Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan
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Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses
Apostolic Nunciature: Mali
Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale du Mali
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (R.E.C.O.W.A.)
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Bamako
Area: 1,220,190 km²
Population: 17,885,245
Former Name: French Sudan
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Guinea , ← Senegal
, ← Mauritania
, ↗ Algeria
, → Niger
, ↓ Burkina Faso
, ↓ Cote d’Ivoire
Religions: Muslim 94.8%, Christian 2.4%, Animist 2%, none 0.5%, unspecified 0.3%
Languages: French (official), Bambara 46.3%, Peul/Foulfoulbe 9.4%, Dogon 7.2%, Maraka/Soninke 6.4%, Malinke 5.6%, Sonrhai/Djerma 5.6%, Minianka 4.3%, Tamacheq 3.5%, Senoufo 2.6%, Bobo 2.1%, unspecified 0.7%, other 6.3%
Ethnic Groups: Bambara 34.1%, Fulani (Peul) 14.7%, Sarakole 10.8%, Senufo 10.5%, Dogon 8.9%, Malinke 8.7%, Bobo 2.9%, Songhai 1.6%, Tuareg 0.9%, other Malian 6.1%, from member of Economic Community of West African States 0.3%, other 0.4%
Motto: Un peuple, un but, une foi (French) (One people, one goal, one faith)
Area: 1,240,192 km²
Catholic Population: 459,000 Catholics (2.2% of 21,117,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 48 parishes, 118 mission stations (1 with resident priest, 117 without resident priest), 2 other centres
Clergy: 5 bishops (diocesan), 182 priests (148 diocesan, 34 religious)
Non-Clergy: 279 religious (19 brothers, 260 sisters), 2 members of secular institutes (sisters), 72 major seminarians, 1,385 catechists
Last updated on 2025.04.11
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