Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaolack

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.

Diocese of Kaolack Dioecesis Kaolackensis
Map of the Diocese of Kaolack
Location
Country	Senegal
Metropolitan	Dakar
Statistics
Area	21,299 km^2 (8,224 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,741,000 14,450 (0.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Martin Boucar Tine, S.S.S.

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

• Prefect Apostolic of Kaolack (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Théophile Albert Cadoux, M.S.C. (1957.03.29 – 1965.07.06 see below)
• Bishops of Kaolack (Roman rite)
  • Théophile Albert Cadoux, M.S.C. (see above 1965.07.06 – 1974.07.01)
  • Théodore-Adrien Sarr (1974.07.01 – 2000.06.02), appointed Archbishop of Dakar (Cardinal in 2007)
  • Benjamin Ndiaye (2001.06.15 - 2014.12.22), appointed Archbishop of Dakar[1]
  • Martin Boucar Tine, S.S.S. (2018.07.25 –)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Senegal

References

1. http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fen%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2014%2F12%2F22%2F0981%2F02121.html

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}