Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal

Roman Catholic diocese in Senegal

Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal

Dioecesis Sancti Ludovici Senegalensis

Map of the Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal

Location
Country| Senegal
Metropolitan| Dakar
Statistics
Area| 73,315 km2 (28,307 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics| (as of 2004)
1,578,853
4,850 (0.3%)
Information
Rite| Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope| Francis
Bishop| Ernest Sambou

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Latin: Sancti Ludovici Senegalen(sis), French: Diocèse catholique romain de Saint-Louis du Sénégal) is a diocese located in the city of Saint-Louis in the ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.

## History

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* 1763: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sénégal from the Diocese of Funchal in Portugal
* 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

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* The cathedral is Cathédrale Saint Louis.

## Leadership

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Further information (in French): List of bishops of Saint-Louis du Sénégal [fr]

* 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)
* Bishops of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Roman rite)
* Bishop Prosper Dodds, C.S.Sp. (1966.02.15 – 1973.01.12)
* Bishop Pierre Sagna, C.S.Sp. (1974.12.19 – 2003.02.22)
* Bishop Ernest Sambou (since 2003.02.22)

## See also

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* Roman Catholicism in Senegal
* Timeline of Saint-Louis, Senegal

## Sources

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* GCatholic.org
* Catholic Hierarchy

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