roman, catholic, diocese, saint, louis, sénégal, latin, sancti, ludovici, senegalen, diocese, located, city, saint, louis, ecclesiastical, province, dakar, senegal, diocese, saint, louis, sénégaldioecesis, sancti, ludovici, senegalensismap, diocese, saint, lou. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Louis du Senegal Latin Sancti Ludovici Senegalen sis is a diocese located in the city of Saint Louis in the Ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal Diocese of Saint Louis du SenegalDioecesis Sancti Ludovici SenegalensisMap of the Diocese of Saint Louis du SenegalLocationCountrySenegalMetropolitanDakarStatisticsArea73 315 km2 28 307 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2004 1 578 8534 850 0 3 InformationRiteLatin RiteCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopErnest Sambou Contents 1 History 2 Special churches 3 Leadership 4 See also 5 SourcesHistory Edit1763 Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Senegal from the Diocese of Funchal in Portugal January 27 1936 Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Saint Louis du Senegal February 15 1966 Promoted as Diocese of Saint Louis du SenegalSpecial churches EditThe cathedral is Cathedrale Saint Louis Leadership EditFurther information in French List of bishops of Saint Louis du Senegal fr Prefects Apostolic of Senegal Roman rite Fr Jean Claude Duret C S Sp 1856 1873 08 22 appointed Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia and Titular Bishop of Antigonea Bishop Francois Marie Duboin C S Sp 1876 07 20 1883 07 Bishop Francois Xavier Riehl 1883 11 23 1886 07 23 Bishop Mathurin Picarda 1887 07 14 1889 01 22 Bishop Joachim Pierre Buleon C S Sp 1899 06 06 1900 06 13 Bishop Francois 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 Senegal Roman rite Fr Joseph Landreau C S Sp 1955 1965 Bishops of Saint Louis du Senegal 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 EditRoman Catholicism in Senegal Timeline of Saint Louis SenegalSources EditGCatholic org Catholic HierarchyCoordinates 16 01 29 N 16 30 16 W 16 0248 N 16 5044 W 16 0248 16 5044 This Senegal related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Louis du Senegal amp oldid 1138310850, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
