Archdiocese of Dakar
Roman Catholic archdiocese in Senegal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar (Latin: Dakaren(sis), French: Archidiocèse catholique romain de Dakar) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.[1]
CountrySenegal
HeadquartersDakar
Area4,803 km2 (1,854 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2023)
- 5,093,320
- 538,940 (10.6%)
Archdiocese of Dakar Archidioecesis Dakarensis Archidiocèse de Dakar | |
|---|---|
Cathédrale Notre Dame des Victoires, the seat of the archbishop | |
| Location | |
| Country | Senegal |
| Headquarters | Dakar |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,803 km2 (1,854 sq mi) |
Population
|
|
| Parishes | 62 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 6 February 1863 |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Dakar |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | André Guèye |
| Bishops emeritus | Benjamin Ndiaye Théodore-Adrien Sarr |
| Map | |
 Map of the Archdiocese of Dakar | |
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.
Bishops
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
Vicars Apostolic of Dakar
- Auguste Grimault, C.S.Sp. (1927-1946)
- Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. (1947-1955 see below)
Archbishops of Dakar
- Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. (see above 1955–1962), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Tulle, France
- Hyacinthe Thiandoum (1962-2000) (Cardinal in 1976)
- Théodore-Adrien Sarr (2000-2014) (Cardinal in 2007)
- Benjamin Ndiaye (22 December 2014 - 22 February 2025)
- André Guèye (since 22 February 2025)
Auxiliary Bishop
- Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. (1949-1960), appointed Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
Suffragan Dioceses
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar.