Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Mali

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We ask our readers to kindly help us (with sources) to find out from what jurisdiction the Apostolic Prefecture of of Sahara and Sudan was established in 1868.

Claes.Tande@katolsk.no
Regarding Gao, and Sikasso:

1921
Ouagadougou (AV, new name, previously Sahara of French Sudan AV) - Burkina Faso
1927
Bobo-Dioulasso (AP, detached from Bamako, and from Ouagadougou) - Burkina Faso
1937
Bobo-Dioulasso (AV) - Burkina Faso

1868
Sahara and Sudan (AP) - various parts of French North and West Africa
1891
Sahara and Sudan (AV) - various parts of French North and West Africa
1901
Sahara of French Sudan (AV, detached from Sahara and Sudan AV) - Burkina Faso and Mali
1921
Bamako (AV, detached from Sahara of French Sudan AV) - Mali
1942
Gao (AP, detached from Bamako AV, from Ouagadougou AV, and from Bobo-Dioulasso AV) - Mali
1947
Kayes (AP, detached from Bamako) - Mali
1947
Sikasso (AP, detached from Bobo-Dioulasso) - Mali
1955
Bamako (Metr.) - Mali
1962
San (Mission "sui iuris", detached from Nouna) - Mali
1962
Ségou (detached from Bamako) - Mali
1963
Kayes - Mali
1963
Sikasso - Mali
1964
Mopti (D, and new name, previously Gao AP) - Mali
1964
San - Mali
av Webmaster publisert 08.09.2004, sist endret 08.09.2004 - 12:10