Bishop of San
Hassa Florent Koné was born on February 17, 1969, in Mina, in the Diocese of Ségou, and entered the Minor Seminary in Togo (1983–1986). He attended the Pius XII Seminary and the Prosper Kamara High School in Bamako (1986–1989). He completed his studies in philosophy and theology at the Saint Augustin Major Seminary in Bamako (1989–1996). He was ordained a priest on September 8, 1996, for the Diocese of San. Following his ordination, he held the following positions and pursued further studies: Parish Vicar in Sokoura (1996–2005); person in charge of Liturgy, the Pontifical Mission Societies (PP.OO.MM.), and Catholic Action movements; member of the Diocesan Finance Council (1997–2005); Secretary of the Diocesan Liturgy Commission (1999–2005); head of the diocesan choir and Secretary of the National Liturgy Commission (2000–2005); Doctorate in Liturgy from the Pontifical Atheneum of Saint Anselm in Rome (2005–2011); and studies at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music (2008–2011). Furthermore, since 2014, he has served as Bursar General of the Union of Priests of Mali and Professor of Traditional Communication at the Catholic University of West Africa – Bamako Unit (UCAO-UUBA); since 2015, as Secretary of the National Liturgy Commission; from 2011 to 2017, as Spiritual Director and Professor of Liturgy at the Saint Augustin Major Seminary in Bamako; and from 2017 to the present, as Rector of the same seminary and Professor of Liturgy.