Roman Catholic Diocese of Tambacounda
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Tambacounda
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Tambacounda
latin=Dioecesis Tambacundanus
country=Senegal
metropolitan=Dakar
rite=Latin Rite
area= 59,602
population=409,000
population_as_of=2004
catholics=7,500
catholics_percent=1.8
bishop=Jean-Noël Diouf
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tambacounda {Latin: "Tambacundan(us)"} is a diocese located in the city of Tambacounda in the Ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.
History
* 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
pecial churches
* The cathedral is Cathédrale Marie Reine de l’Univers in Tambacounda.
Leadership
* Bishops of Tambacounda (Roman rite)
** Bishop Jean-Noël Diouf (since 1989.04.17)
* Prefects Apostolic of Tambacounda (Roman rite)
** Fr. Clément Cailleau, C.S.Sp. (1970.08.13 – 1986.04.24)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Senegal
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/tamb0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtmbc.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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