Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar
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Cathédrale Notre Dame des Victoires, the seat of the archbishop
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Map of the Archdiocese of Dakar.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar (Latin: Dakaren(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.[1]
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History
- 1863.02.06: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas and Senegambia in Gabon
- 1936.01.27: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Dakar
- 1955.09.14: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dakar
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Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Notre Dame des Victoires in Dakar. There is a Minor Basilica at Basilique Notre-Dame de la Délivrance in Poponguine.
Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Dakar (Roman rite)
- Archbishop-elect Benjamin Ndiaye (2014.12.22 - present); previously, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaolack
- Cardinal Théodore-Adrien Sarr (2000.06.02 - 2014.12.22); previously, also Bishop of Kaolack
- Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum (1962.02.24 – 2000.06.02); deceased
- Archbishop Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. (1955.09.14 – 1962.01.23); deceased (was excommunicated)
- Vicars Apostolic of Dakar (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. (1947.06.12 – 1955.09.14)
- Bishop Auguste Grimault, C.S.Sp. (1927.01.24 – 1946.12.12)
- Vicars Apostolic of Senegambia (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Louis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp. (1920.04.22 – 1926.07.26)
- Bishop Hyacinthe-Joseph Jalabert, C.S.Sp. (1909.02.13 – 1920.01.12)
- Bishop François-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann, C.S.Sp. (1901.02.27 – 1908.03.20)
- Bishop Joachim-Pierre Buléon, C.S.Sp. (1899.06.06 – 1900.06.13)
- Bishop Magloire-Désiré Barthet (1889.07.30 – 1898.12.15)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Bibliography
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- Bishop Mathurin Picarda (1887.07.19 – 1889.01.22)
- Bishop François-Xavier Riehl (1883.11.23 – 1886.07.23)
- Bishop François-Marie Duboin, C.S.Sp. (1876.06.20 – 1883.07)
- Bishop Jean-Claude Duret, C.S.Sp. (1873.08.22 – 1875.12.29)
- Bishop Aloyse Kobès, C.S.Sp. (1863.02.06 – 1872.10.11)
Suffragan Diocese
See also
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References
Sources
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