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 (including non-members)	(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.

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.

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
  • Martin Boucar Tine, S.S.S. (2018.07.25 –)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Senegal

Sources

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