Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaolack

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaolack
Diocese of Kaolack
Dioecesis Kaolackensis

Map of the Diocese of Kaolack
Location
Country Senegal
Metropolitan Dakar
Statistics
Area 21,299 km2 (8,224 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,741,000
14,450 (0.8%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop Benjamin Ndiaye

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.

Contents

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

  • Bishops of Kaolack (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Benjamin Ndiaye (since 2001.06.15)
    • Cardinal-designate Archbishop Théodore-Adrien Sarr (1974.07.01 – 2000.06.02)
    • Bishop Théophile Albert Cadoux, M.S.C. (1965.07.06 – 1974.07.01)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Kaolack (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Théophile Albert Cadoux, M.S.C. (1957.03.29 – 1965.07.06)

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