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)
Formerly: French Sudan
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Bamako
Area: 1,220,190 km²
Population: 17,885,245
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)
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Guinea , ← Senegal
, ← Mauritania
, ↗ Algeria
, → Niger
, ↓ Burkina Faso
, ↓ Cote d’Ivoire
Jurisdictions (7): Metr. Archdioceses (1), Dioceses
(6)
Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals (1 elector/1 total):
Zerbo (79) | All Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (6),
National Shrines (1)
Apostolic Nunciature: Mali
Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale du Mali
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (R.E.C.O.W.A.)
Last updated on 2023.01.25
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