Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
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Country: | Senegal |
Metropolitan: | Dakar |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Area: | 73,315 km² |
Population: Total: Catholics: |
1,578,853 (2004) 4,850 (0.3%) |
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Bishop: | Ernest Sambou |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal {Latin: Sancti Ludovici Senegalen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Saint-Louis in the Ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.
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[edit] History
- 1763: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sénégal from the Diocese of Funchal in Portugal
- January 27, 1936: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
- February 15, 1966: Promoted as Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
[edit] Special churches
- The cathedral is Cathédrale Saint Louis
[edit] Leadership
- Bishops of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Roman rite)
- Bishop Ernest Sambou (since 2003.02.22)
- Bishop Pierre Sagna, C.S.Sp. (1974.12.19 – 2003.02.22)
- Bishop Prosper Dodds, C.S.Sp. (1966.02.15 – 1973.01.12)
- Prefects Apostolic of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Roman rite)
- Fr. Joseph Landreau, C.S.Sp. (1955 – 1965)
- Prefects Apostolic of Sénégal (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Louis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp. (1920.06.26 – 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 Mathurin Picarda (1887.07.14 – 1889.01.22)
- Bishop François-Xavier Riehl (1883.11.23 – 1886.07.23)
- Bishop François-Marie Duboin, C.S.Sp. (1876.07.20 – 1883.07)
- Bishop Jean-Claude Duret, C.S.Sp. (1856 – 1873.08.22)