Diocese of Mopti

• June 9, 1942: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Gao from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bamako, the Apostolic Vicariate of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso and the Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso • September 29, 1964: Promoted as Diocese of Mopti ==Leadership==

• Prefects Apostolic of Gao (Roman rite) • Fr. Jean-Marie Lesourd, M. Afr. (1942.08.05 – 1947.10.17), appointed Prefect of Nouna; future Bishop • Fr. Pierre Louis Leclerc, M. Afr. (1947.10.17 – 1949.12.25), appointed titular bishop and Vicar Apostolic of Bamako; future Archbishop • Fr. Renato Landru, M. Afr. (1950.07.10 – 1964) • Bishops of Mopti (Roman rite) • Bishop Georges Biard, M. Afr. (1964.09.29 – 1988.04.12) • Bishop Jean Zerbo (1994.12.19 – 1998.06.27), appointed Archbishop of Bamako (Cardinal in 2017) • Bishop Georges Fonghoro (1999.08.30 - 2016.09.22) • Bishop Jean-Baptiste Tiama (since 2020.03.27) ==See also==