Jean Zerbo

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Jean Zerbo
Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Bamako
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Zerbo in June 2017
Church Roman Catholic
ArchdioceseBamako
SeeBamako
Appointed27 June 1998
Term ended25 July 2024
Predecessor Luc Auguste Sangaré
Successor Robert Cissé
Other post(s) Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana (2017-)
Orders
Ordination10 July 1971
by Pierre Louis Leclerc
Consecration20 November 1988
by  Jozef Tomko
Created cardinal28 June 2017
by Pope Francis
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1943-12-27) 27 December 1943 (age 80)
Ségou, Mali
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MottoIntendant des mystères de Dieu
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Jean Zerbo.svg

Jean Zerbo (born 27 December 1943) is a Malian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Bamako from 1998 to 2024. Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 28 June 2017. He is the first cardinal from Mali.

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Biography

Jean Zerbo was born on 27 December 1943 in Ségou, Mali, and ordained a priest there on 10 July 1971 [1] by Pierre Louis Leclerc, Bishop of Ségou. [2]

He continued his education first in Lyon in 1975 [3] and then in Rome at the Pontifical Biblical Institute from 1977 to 1981, earning his licenciate in sacred scripture. [1] Beginning in 1982, he was assigned to parish work in Markala while also teaching at the Major Seminary in Bamako. [1]

On 21 June 1988, Pope John Paul II appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Bamako and Titular Bishop of Accia. [4] On 20 November 1988, he was consecrated bishop by Jozef Tomko, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, with Luc Auguste Sangaré, Archbishop of Bamako, and Joseph Paul Barnabé Perrot, Bishop emeritus of San, as co-consecrators. [5]

On 19 December 1994, Pope John Paul II named him Bishop of Mopti [6] and on 27 June 1998 Archbishop of Bamako. [7]

Pope Francis raised Zerbo to the rank of cardinal at a consistory on 28 June 2017, [8] assigning him the rank of cardinal-priest with the title of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana. [9] He is the first cardinal from Mali. [10] At the end of May, Le Monde reported that Zerbo and other Malian prelates had secret Swiss bank accounts. [11] Mali's conference of bishops responded that the financial dealings were "transparent", called the news report "tendentious", and noted that the Swiss Leaks release of financial documents appeared timed to embarrass the Catholic Church in Mali just when Zerbo's elevation put it in the public spotlight. [12] [10] La Stampa said that Zerbo's participation in the consistory demonstrated that an internal investigation had cleared him of financial wrongdoing. [13]

As archbishop he has fostered dialogue between Christians and Mali's Muslim majority and participated in peace negotiations, [14] [15] as well as called for humanitarian aid to those affected by conflicts in the country. [16] In 2012, he was part of a delegation of representatives of civil society that participated in discussions between Mali's ruling military regime and opposition political parties. He has been an advocate for national reconciliation ever since. [17] He has also served as president of Caritas Mali, an international aid program for refugees and the poor. [17]

On 4 October 2017, he was appointed a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. [18] Pope Francis made him a member of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life on 23 December 2017. [19]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation as archbishop of Bamako on 25 July 2024. [20]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by— TITULAR —
Titular Bishop of Accia
21 June 1988 – 19 December 1994		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Georges Biard
 Bishop of Mopti
19 December 1994 – 27 June 1998		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Bamako
27 June 1998 – 25 July 2024		Succeeded by
Preceded by Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana
28 June 2017–		Incumbent
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