Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar is the Metropolitan
See
for the Ecclesiastical province
of Dakar
in Senegal
.
in Poponguine.
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
See
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
for the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Dakar
Dakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
in Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
.
History
- 1863.02.06: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas and Senegambia in GabonGabonGabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
- 1936.01.27: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Dakar
- 1955.09.14: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dakar
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 DélivranceBasilique Notre-Dame de la Délivrance
The Basilique Notre-Dame de la Délivrance is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary located in Poponguine, Senegal. The basilica is under the circumscription of the Archdiocese of Dakar. The basilica was dedicated on November 23, 1991....
in Poponguine.
Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Dakar (Roman rite)
- CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
Théodore-Adrien SarrThéodore-Adrien SarrThéodore-Adrien Sarr is a Senegalese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop of Dakar, having previously served as Bishop of Kaolack from 1974 to 2000, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007....
since 2000.06.02 - CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
Hyacinthe ThiandoumHyacinthe ThiandoumCardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum was Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar .Born 1921 in Poponguine, Senegal, his father was a catechist...
(1962.02.24 – 2000.06.02) - Archbishop Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. (1955.09.14 – 1962.01.23)
- Cardinal
- Vicars Apostolic of Dakar (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. (1947.06.12 – 1955.09.14)
- Bishop Auguste Grimault, C.S.Sp. (1927.01.24 – 1946.12.12)
- Vicars Apostolic of Senegambia (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Louis Le HunsecLouis Le HunsecLouis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp. was Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia and then titular archbishop of Marcianopolis...
, C.S.Sp. (1920.04.22 – 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 Magloire-Désiré BarthetMagloire-Désiré BarthetMagloire-Désiré Barthet was Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia from July 30, 1889 to December 15, 1898. He was born on January 26, 1832 in Picarreau, Jura.-Bibliography:...
(1889.07.30 – 1898.12.15) - Bishop Mathurin Picarda (1887.07.19 – 1889.01.22)
- Bishop François-Xavier Riehl (1883.11.23 – 1886.07.23)
- Bishop François-Marie Duboin, C.S.Sp. (1876.06.20 – 1883.07)
- Bishop Jean-Claude Duret, C.S.Sp. (1873.08.22 – 1875.12.29)
- Bishop Aloyse Kobès, C.S.Sp. (1863.02.06 – 1872.10.11)
- Archbishop Louis Le Hunsec
Suffragan Diocese
See also
- Roman Catholicism in SenegalRoman Catholicism in SenegalThe Roman Catholic Church in Senegal is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Senegal