Archdiocese of Dakar
| Archdiocese of Dakar | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Senegal |
| Diocesan bishop | Benjamin Ndiaye |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Théodore-Adrien Cardinal Sarr |
| Vicar General | Alphonse Seck |
| surface | 5,395 km² |
| Parishes | 42 (2006) |
| Residents | 3,179,000 (2006) |
| Catholics | 340,000 (2006) |
| proportion of | 10.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 83 (2006) |
| Religious priest | 56 (2006) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,446 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (2006) |
| Friars | 167 (2006) |
| Religious sisters | 358 (2006) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Notre Dame des Victoires |
| address | Archeveche BP 1908 Avenue Jean XXIII Dakar Senegal |
| Website | www.archidiocesededakar.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Kaolack Diocese of Kolda Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal Diocese of Tambacounda Diocese of Thiès Diocese of Ziguinchor |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar ( lat. : Archidioecesis Dakarensis ) is a Senegal located Metropolitan Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church , based in Dakar .
history
The forerunner of today's archdiocese of Dakar is that of Pope Pius IX on February 6, 1863 . Founded Vicariate Apostolic Senegambia, from January 27, 1936 under Pope Pius XI. renamed the Apostolic Vicariate Dakar. Pius XII. elevated the Vicariate to the Archdiocese of Dakar on September 14, 1955.
Suffragan dioceses are Kaolack (1965), Kolda (1999), Saint-Louis (1966), Tambacounda (1989), Thiès (1969) and Ziguinchor (1955).
Bishops
- Aloyse Kobès CSSp , 1863-1872
- Jean-Claude Duret CSSp, 1873-1875
- François-Marie Duboin CSSp, 1876-1883
- François-Xavier Riehl CSSp, 1883–1886
- Mathurin Picarda CSSp, 1887-1889
- Magloire-Désiré Barthet CSSp, 1889–1898
- Joachim-Pierre Buléon CSSp, 1899–1900
- François-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann CSSp, 1901–1908
- Hyacinthe Joseph Jalabert CSSp, 1909-1920
- Louis Le Hunsec CSSp, 1920–1926, then Superior General of the Spiritans
- Auguste François Louis Grimault CSSp, 1927–1946
- Marcel Lefebvre CSSp, 1947–1962, then Archbishop of Tulle
- Hyacinthe Thiandoum , 1962-2000
- Théodore-Adrien Sarr , 2000–2014
- Benjamin Ndiaye , since 2014
See also
Web links
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