Roman Catholicism in Mali
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Church
in Mali
is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope
and curia
in Rome
.
There are just under 200,000 Catholics in Mali - around 1.5% of the total population.
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
in Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
and curia
Curia
A curia in early Roman times was a subdivision of the people, i.e. more or less a tribe, and with a metonymy it came to mean also the meeting place where the tribe discussed its affairs...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.
There are just under 200,000 Catholics in Mali - around 1.5% of the total population.
Dioceses
- Archdiocese of BamakoRoman Catholic Archdiocese of BamakoThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bamako in Mali.-History:* 1868: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sahara and Sudan* 1891: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sahara and Sudan...