The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaolack (Latin: Kaolacken(sis), French: Diocèse catholique romain de Kaolack) is a diocese located in the city of Kaolack in the ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.
Diocese of Kaolack Dioecesis Kaolackensis | |
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 Map of the Diocese of Kaolack | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Metropolitan | Dakar |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 21,299 km2 (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
edit- 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
edit- The cathedral is Cathédrale Saint-Théophile in Kaolack.
Leadership
edit- 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
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