The Roman Catholic Diocese of Thiès (,
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: ''Diocèse catholique romain de Thiès'') is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
located in the city of
Thiès
Thiès (; ; Noon language, Noon: ''Chess'') is the third largest city in Senegal with a population of 391,253 in 2023. It lies east of Dakar on the N2 road (Senegal), N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and Saint-Louis, ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The Departments of Senegal, department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 mill ...
in
Senegal
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.
On Friday, January 18, 2013,
Pope Benedict XVI
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named the Rev.
André Gueye as Bishop-designate of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Thiès, to be ordained and installed at a date in the near future (which would be May 25). Up until then, he had been serving as a member of the Thiès diocesan clergy, and as a professor of philosophy at the Major Seminary of
Saint Jean Marie Vianney in
Bris, Senegal (in the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ziguinchor in
Ziguinchor, Senegal).
History
* February 6, 1969: Established as Diocese of Thiès from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dakar
Special churches
* The
cathedral
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is Cathédrale Sainte Anne in Thiès.
Leadership
*
Bishop
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s of Thiès (Roman rite)
** Bishop
François-Xavier Dione
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(1969.02.06 – 1985.02.04)
** Bishop
Jacques Sarr (1986.10.17 - 2011.01.18)
** Bishop
André Guèye
André Guèye (born 6 January 1967) is a Senegalese Catholic prelate who was appointed as the 5th Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar, Senegal on 22 February 2025. Before that, from 18 January 2013 until 22 February 2025, he w ...
(2014.01.18 -)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Senegal
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Senegal
Christian organizations established in 1969
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Dakar
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