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Suffragan diocese Kaolack, Senegal

Diocese of Kaolack

Kaolacken(sis)

The Diocese of Kaolack is a Latin rite see in central Senegal, established as an apostolic prefecture in 1957 and promoted to a diocese on 6 July 1965. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Dakar.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedrale Saint-Theophile, in Kaolack, Senegal.

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Established
1965
Catholics
14,450
Priests
61
Territory
21,299 km²

Parishes and churches

18 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Martin Boucar Tine
Born
16 September 1966
Birthplace
Koudiadiène
Institute
CONGREGAZIONE DEL SS.MO SACRAMENTO (SACRAMENTINI)

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The cathedral

Cathedrale Saint-Theophile stands in Kaolack, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

In Senegal's ecclesiastical province of Dakar, the city of Kaolack is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaolack (Latin: Kaolacken(sis), French: Diocèse catholique romain de Kaolack).