Roman Catholic Diocese of Ségou
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ségou (Latin: Seguen(sis), French: Diocèse catholique romain de Ségou) is a diocese located in the city of Ségou in the ecclesiastical province of Bamako in Mali.
History
[edit]- March 10, 1962: Established as Diocese of Ségou from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bamako
Bishops
[edit]- Bishops of Ségou (Roman rite)
- Archbishop (personal title) Pierre Louis Leclerc, M. Afr. (1962.03.10 – 1974.07.01)
- Bishop Mori Julien-Marie Sidibé (1974.07.01 – 2003.03.25)
- Bishop Augustin Traoré (since 2003.10.30)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
[edit]- Joseph Dao, appointed Bishop of Kayes in 1978
- Jean Zerbo, appointed auxiliary bishop of Bamako in 1988; future Cardinal
See also
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