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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Dakar

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.

History

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

Archbishops of Dakar

Auxiliary Bishop

Suffragan Diocese

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 22.12.2014". Holy See Press Office (in Latin). December 22, 2014. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014.

Sources

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