Roman Catholic archdiocese in Senegal
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.
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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
Sources
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