Monday, 14 January 2013

MALI Land of timbuktu: SPELL of Jesus

MALI


An estimated  approximately 5 percent are Christian (about two-thirds Roman Catholic and one-third Protestant denominations); the remaining 5 percent of Malians adhere to indigenous or traditional animist beliefs.Atheism and agnosticism are believed to be rare among Malians, most of whom practice their religion on a daily basis, although some are Deist.There are just under 200,000 Catholics in Mali - around 1.5% of the total population.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bamako in Mali.

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History

  • 1868: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sahara and Sudan
  • 1891: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sahara and Sudan
  • July 19, 1901: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of French Sudan
  • July 2, 1921: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bamako
  • September 14, 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bamako

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus in Bamako.

Leadership

Suffragan Diocese


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