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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar

Coordinates: 14°41′34″N 17°26′48″W / 14.6928°N 17.4467°W / 14.6928; -17.4467
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Cathédrale Notre Dame des Victoires, the seat of the archbishop
Map of the Archdiocese of Dakar.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar (Latin: Dakaren(sis), French: Archidiocèse catholique romain de Dakar) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.[1]

History

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Special churches

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The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Notre Dame des Victoires in Dakar. There is a Minor Basilica at Basilique Notre-Dame de la Délivrance in Poponguine.

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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Vicars Apostolic of Senegambia

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  • Magloire-Désiré Barthet (1889-1898)
  • Joachim-Pierre Buléon, C.S.Sp. (1899-1900)
  • François-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann, C.S.Sp. (1901-1908)
  • Hyacinthe-Joseph Jalabert, C.S.Sp. (1909-1920)
  • Louis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp. (1920-1926), appointed Superior General of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit

Vicars Apostolic of Dakar

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Archbishops of Dakar

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Auxiliary Bishop

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Suffragan Diocese

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 22.12.2014". Holy See Press Office (in Latin). December 22, 2014. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014.

Sources

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14°41′34″N 17°26′48″W / 14.6928°N 17.4467°W / 14.6928; -17.4467