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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaolack

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Country
  
Senegal

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
21,299 km²

Metropolitan
  
Dakar

Pope
  
Francis

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaolack

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 1,741,000 14,450 (0.8%)

Bishop
  
Sede vacante (vacant see); Bishop Benjamin Ndiaye was named Archbishop-elect of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar by Pope Francis on Monday, December 22, 2014

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar

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

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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

  • Prefects Apostolic of Kaolack (Roman rite)
  • Théophile Albert Cadoux, M.S.C. (1957.03.29 – 1965.07.06)
  • Bishops of Kaolack (Roman rite)
  • Théophile Albert Cadoux, M.S.C. (1965.07.06 – 1974.07.01)
  • Théodore-Adrien Sarr (1974.07.01 – 2000.06.02)
  • Benjamin Ndiaye (2001.06.15 - 2014.12.22); appointed Archbishop-elect of Dakar

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaolack Wikipedia
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