title: Roman Catholic Diocese of Sikasso
text: # Roman Catholic Diocese of Sikasso
  
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sikasso (Latin: Sikassen(sis), French: Diocèse catholique romain de Sikasso) is a diocese located in the city of Sikasso in the ecclesiastical province of Bamako in Mali.
  
  ## History
  
  * June 12, 1947: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sikasso from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso
  * July 6, 1963: Promoted as Diocese of Sikasso
  
  ## Leadership
  
  ### Prefects Apostolic of Sikasso
  
  * Father Didier Pérouse de Montclos, M. Afr. (17 October 1947 – 6 July 1963)
  
  ### Bishops of Sikasso
  
  * Didier Pérouse de Montclos, M. Afr. (6 July 1963 – 8 July 1976)
  * Jean-Baptiste Maria Cissé (8 July 1976 – 3 November 1996)
  * Jean-Baptiste Tiama (5 November 1998 - 27 March 2020), appointed Bishop of Mopti
  * Robert Cissé (14 December 2022 – present)
  