Suffragan diocese Kolda, Senegal
Diocese of Kolda
Koldaën(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Kolda is a Latin Church diocese in southern Senegal, established on 22 December 1999 from the Diocese of Ziguinchor and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Dakar. Bishop Jean-Pierre Bassène has led it since 1999, with Joseph Francis Badji named coadjutor bishop in January 2026.
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- Established
- 1999
- Catholics
- 36,840
- Priests
- 33
- Territory
- 21,011 km²
Parishes and churches
17 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Paroisse Cathédrale Notre-Dame des VictoiresKolda · CathedralView parish
- Fondation Saint François d'AssiseDaboView parish
- Fondation Saint Michel ArchangeKintchingourouView parish
- Fondation Saint PaulKounkané (Vélingara)View parish
- Fondation Sainte Thérèse de l'Enfant JésusMédina Yoro FoulaView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame de la MiséricordePakour (Vélingara)View parish
- Paroisse Saint Charles Lwanga et ses Compagnons MartyrsSimbandi BalanteView parish
- Paroisse Saint ChristopheMédina WandifaView parish
- Paroisse Saint Jean l'ÉvangélisteSédhiouView parish
- Paroisse Saint JosephVélingaraView parish
- Paroisse Saint Pierre et Saint PaulDiana-MalaryView parish
- Paroisse Saint RémiGoudompView parish
- Paroisse Sainte BernadetteTémentoView parish
- Paroisse Sainte ClaireMampatimView parish
- Paroisse Sainte CroixTanaffView parish
- Paroisse Sainte GermaineMarsassoumView parish
- Quasi-Paroisse Saint AugustinMedina ChérifView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jean-Pierre Bassène
- Born
- 1 August 1951
- Birthplace
- Essyl
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The cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Victoires stands in Kolda, 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
The Senegalese city of Kolda is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Koldaën(sis), French: Diocèse catholique romain de Kolda) belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Dakar.