The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tambacounda (Latin: Tambacundan(us), French: Diocèse catholique romain de Tambacounda) is a diocese located in the city of Tambacounda in the ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.
Diocese of Tambacounda Dioecesis Tambacundanus | |
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![]() Diocese of Tambacounda | |
Location | |
Country | Senegal |
Metropolitan | Dakar |
Statistics | |
Area | 59,602 km2 (23,012 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 409,000 7,500 (1.8%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Paul Abel Mamba Diatta |
Bishops emeritus | Jean-Noël Diouf |
History
edit- August 13, 1970: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Tambacounda from the Diocese of Kaolack and Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
- April 17, 1989: Promoted as Diocese of Tambacounda
Special churches
edit- The cathedral is Cathédrale Marie Reine de l’Univers in Tambacounda, which is located in the Medina Coura neighborhood of the town.
Leadership
edit- Prefect Apostolic of Tambacounda (Roman rite)
- Fr. Clément Cailleau, C.S.Sp. (1970.08.13 – 1986.04.24)
- Bishops of Tambacounda (Roman rite)
- Bishop Jean-Noël Diouf (1989.04.17 – 2017.08.05)
- Bishop Paul Abel Mamba Diatta (2021.11.04 – ...)
See also
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