Julien Mory Sidibé (1927 - March 17, 2003) was bishop of Mali from 1974 until his death. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.
Biography
Born into a Muslim family in the village of Goualala, Mali. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa. Julien Mory Sidibé began his education at a local Catholic missionary school, later studying at the seminary at Goumi in Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso). Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. Upper Volta (Haute-Volta was a colony of French West Africa established on March 1, 1919 from territories that had been part of the Burkina Faso (bɚˌkiːnəˈfɑːsoʊ burr-KEE-na FAH-soh) also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a Landlocked nation in West Africa In 1957, he was ordained a priest in Bougouni, Mali. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities Bougouni is a city in Mali, the administrative center of its Cercle, which is in turn found in the administrative region of Sikasso. For five years he directed the catechism school of Faladie, then that of Ntonimba. A catechism (ˈkætəkɪzəm κατηχισμός is a summary or exposition of Doctrine, traditionally used in Christian religious teaching from New Testament
In 1971, he began working on his dissertation in theology in France, and was soon informed by Luc Sangare, archbishop of Bamako, that he would be made a bishop on his return to Mali, a post Sidibé took in 1974. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. A dissertation (also called thesis or disquisition) is a document that presents the author's Research and findings and is submitted in support of candidature Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead Bamako, population 1690471 (2006 is the Capital and largest city of Mali, and currently estimated to be the fastest growing city in He is particularly remembered for a 1991 speech at the National Conference of Mali in which he urged a smooth transition into communism. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based
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