Augustin Sagna
Augustin Sagna (born October 23, 1920 in Bignona , Ziguinchor region , Senegal ; † December 12, 2012 in Ziguinchor , Senegal) was Bishop of Ziguinchor .
Life
Augustin Sagna entered the minor seminary in Ziguinchor after attending the school in Fogny, and later the major seminary in Koumi in Upper Volta . He was ordained a priest on March 17, 1950 in Ségou , Mali , and was initially teacher and superior of the Minor Seminary in Ziguinchor. He was vicar general and cathedral capitular .
Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Ziguinchor on September 29, 1966 . The Archbishop of Dakar , Hyacinthe Thiandoum , donated him episcopal ordination on January 15, 1967 at the Saint-Louis seminary in Ziguinchor; Co- consecrators were Luc Auguste Sangaré , Archbishop of Bamako , and Prosper Dodds CSSp , Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal . His episcopal motto was: Omnia in Christo (“Everything in Christ”).
On October 23, 1995, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation. He continued to work as a pastor in Cabrousse.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hubert Sagna: Monseigneur Augustin Sagna tire sa révérence , Enquete plus, December 12, 2012 (French)
Web links
- Entry on Augustin Sagna on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- setal.net: Mgr Augustin Sagna s'en est allé , death report (French), accessed on December 14, 2012
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Prosper Dodds CSSp |
Bishop of Ziguinchor 1966–1995 |
Maixent Coly |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sagna, Augustine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Senegalese clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Ziguinchor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bignona , Senegal |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 2012 |
| Place of death | Ziguinchor , Senegal |