The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar (, French: Archidiocèse catholique romain de Dakar) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.
History February 2, 1863: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas and Senegambia in Gabon January 27, 1936: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Dakar September 14, 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dakar
Special churches 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 Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Senegambia 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 Auguste Grimault, C.S.Sp. (1927-1946) Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. (1947-1955 see below)
Archbishops of Dakar Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. (see above 1955–1962), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Tulle, France Hyacinthe Thiandoum (1962-2000) (Cardinal in 1976) Théodore-Adrien Sarr (2000-2014) (Cardinal in 2007) Benjamin Ndiaye (22 December 2014 - 22 February 2025) André Guèye (since 22 February 2025)
Auxiliary Bishop Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. (1949-1960), appointed Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
Suffragan Dioceses Kaolack Kolda Saint-Louis du Sénégal Tambacounda Thiès Ziguinchor
See also
Roman Catholicism in Senegal List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Senegal
References
Sources GCatholic.org