Roman Catholic Diocese of Tambacounda

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
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

• 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

• The cathedral is Cathédrale Marie Reine de l’Univers in Tambacounda, which is located in the Medina Coura neighborhood of the town.

Leadership

• 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

• Roman Catholicism in Senegal

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}