The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal ( la, Sancti Ludovici Senegalen(sis)) is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Saint-Louis in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Dakar
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in
Senegal
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.
History
* 1763: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sénégal from the
Diocese of Funchal
The Diocese of Funchal ( la, Dioecesis Funchalensis) was created originally on 12 June 1514, by bull ''Pro excellenti præeminentia'' of Pope Leo X, following the elevation of Funchal from a village to the status of city, by King Manuel I of Po ...
in
Portugal
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* January 27, 1936: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
* February 15, 1966: Promoted as Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
Special churches
* The cathedral is
Cathédrale Saint Louis.
Leadership
* Prefects Apostolic of Sénégal (Roman rite)
** Fr.
Jean-Claude Duret, C.S.Sp. (1856 – 1873.08.22), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia and Titular Bishop of Antigonea
** Bishop
François-Marie Duboin, C.S.Sp. (1876.07.20 – 1883.07)
** Bishop
François-Xavier Riehl (1883.11.23 – 1886.07.23)
** Bishop
Mathurin Picarda (1887.07.14 – 1889.01.22)
** Bishop
Joachim-Pierre Buléon, C.S.Sp. (1899.06.06 – 1900.06.13)
** Bishop
François-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann, C.S.Sp. (1901.02.27 – 1908.03.20)
** Bishop
Hyacinthe-Joseph Jalabert, C.S.Sp. (1909.02.13 – 1920.01.12)
** Bishop
Louis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp. (1920.06.26 – 1926.07.26), appointed Superior General of Congregation of the Holy Spirit; future Archbishop
* Prefect Apostolic of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Roman rite)
** Fr.
Joseph Landreau, C.S.Sp. (1955 – 1965)
*
Bishop
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s of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Roman rite)
** Bishop
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, C.S.Sp. (1966.02.15 – 1973.01.12)
** Bishop
Pierre Sagna,
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(1974.12.19 – 2003.02.22)
** Bishop Ernest Sambou (since 2003.02.22)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Senegal
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There are over around 300,000 Catholics in Senegal. The country is divided into seven dioceses including one archdiocese. ...
*
Timeline of Saint-Louis, Senegal
Sources
GCatholic.org
Saint-Louis du Senegal
Religious organizations established in 1763
Dioceses established in the 18th century
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Dakar
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