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Suffragan diocese Saint-Louis du Sénégal, Senegal

Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal

Sancti Ludovici Senegalen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Saint-Louis du Senegal is a Latin Church diocese in northern Senegal, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Dakar. Bishop Augustin Simmel Ndiaye was appointed in April 2025 and consecrated in July 2025.

On the map

Esri
Saint-Louis du Sénégal, Senegal, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1966
Catholics
7,217
Priests
36
Territory
73,315 km²

Parishes and churches

10 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
Augustin Simmel Ndiaye

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The cathedral

Cathédrale Saint-Louis, Saint-Louis stands in Saint-Louis du Sénégal, 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

On 2 April 2025 Pope Francis appointed Augustin Simmel Ndiaye (born 2 January 1959), a Senegalese Roman Catholic, as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal in Senegal. He had previously served as a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar. His consecration and installation took place at Saint-Louis on 12 July 2025.