Diocese of Ségou

Seguen(sis)

Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ségou, Mali

The Diocese of Ségou in Mali was erected in 1962 and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bamako. Bishop Augustin Traoré has led the diocese since 2003.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 10 March 1962
Latin: Seguen(sis)
Patron: The Immaculate Conception
Annuario code: 001003023

The see in figures

Catholics: 28,370
Population: 2,710,435
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 1.0%
Priests: 13
Catholics per priest: 2,182
Extent: 60,000 km²
Catholics per km²: 0.5

Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The bishop

Bishop: Augustin Traoré
Born: 15 November 1955
Birthplace: Banakouru

A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.

The cathedral

Cathédrale de l'Immaculée Conception, Ségou stands in Ségou, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

The province of Bamako

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Bamako.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

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Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.