Roman Catholic Diocese of Kolda
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Kolda
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Kolda
latin=Dioecesis Koldaensis
country=Senegal
metropolitan=Dakar
rite=Latin Rite
area= 21,011
population=833,760
population_as_of=2004
catholics=36,840
catholics_percent=4.4
bishop=Jean-Pierre Bassène
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kolda {Latin: "Koldaën(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Kolda in the Ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.
History
* December 22, 1999: Established as Diocese of Kolda from Diocese of Ziguinchor
pecial churches
* The cathedral is Cathédrale Notre Dame des Victoires in Kolda.
Leadership
* Bishops of Kolda (Roman rite)
** Bishop Jean-Pierre Bassène (since December 22, 1999)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Senegal
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kaol0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkaol.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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