Diocese of Kaolack

Dioecesis Kaolackensis
Map of the Diocese of Kaolack
Location
Country Senegal
MetropolitanDakar
Statistics
Area21,299 km2 (8,224 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,741,000
14,450 (0.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMartin Boucar Tine, S.S.S.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaolack (Latin: Kaolacken(sis), French: Diocèse catholique romain de Kaolack) is a diocese located in the city of Kaolack in the Ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.

History

  • February 21, 1957: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kaolack from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dakar and Diocese of Ziguinchor
  • July 6, 1965: Promoted as Diocese of Kaolack

Special churches

  • The cathedral is Cathédrale Saint-Théophile in Kaolack.

Leadership

  • Prefect Apostolic of Kaolack (Roman rite)
    • Fr. Théophile Albert Cadoux, M.S.C. (1957.03.29 – 1965.07.06 see below)
  • Bishops of Kaolack (Roman rite)
    • Théophile Albert Cadoux, M.S.C. (see above 1965.07.06 – 1974.07.01)
    • Théodore-Adrien Sarr (1974.07.01 – 2000.06.02), appointed Archbishop of Dakar (Cardinal in 2007)
    • Benjamin Ndiaye (2001.06.15 - 2014.12.22), appointed Archbishop of Dakar[1]
    • Martin Boucar Tine, S.S.S. (2018.07.25 –)

See also

References

  1. "Web Translator".

Sources

14°08′18″N 16°04′27″W / 14.1384°N 16.0743°W / 14.1384; -16.0743


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