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Roman Catholic Diocese of Thiès

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Thiès (Latin: Thiesin(us), French: Diocèse catholique romain de Thiès) is a diocese located in the city of Thiès in the ecclesiastical province of Dakar in Senegal.

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On Friday, January 18, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI named the Rev. André Gueye as Bishop-designate of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Thiès, to be ordained and installed at a date in the near future (which would be May 25). Up until then, he had been serving as a member of the Thiès diocesan clergy, and as a professor of philosophy at the Major Seminary of Saint Jean Marie Vianney in Bris, Senegal (in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ziguinchor in Ziguinchor, Senegal).[1]

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History

  • February 6, 1969: Established as Diocese of Thiès from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dakar

Special churches

  • The cathedral is Cathédrale Sainte Anne in Thiès.

Leadership

  • Bishops of Thiès (Roman rite)
    • Bishop François-Xavier Dione (1969.02.06 – 1985.02.04)
    • Bishop Jacques Sarr (1986.10.17 - 2011.01.18)
    • Bishop André Guèye (2014.01.18 -)

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References

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