Roman Catholic 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]
History
- February 2, 1863: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas and Senegambia in Gabon
- January 27, 1936: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Dakar
- September 14, 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dakar
Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia.
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.
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Senegambia
- Magloire-Désiré Barthet (1889-1898)
- Joachim-Pierre Buléon, C.S.Sp. (1899-1900)
- François-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann, C.S.Sp. (1901-1908)
- Hyacinthe-Joseph Jalabert, C.S.Sp. (1909-1920)
- Louis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp. (1920-1926), appointed Superior General of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit
Vicar Apostolic of Dakar
- Auguste Grimault, C.S.Sp. (1927-1946)
- Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. (1947-1955)
Archbishops of Dakar
- Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. (1955-1962)
- Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum (1962-2000)
- Cardinal Théodore-Adrien Sarr (2000-2014)
- Benjamin Ndiaye (2014-present)
Suffragan Diocese
See also
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