Catholic Church
in
Republic of Senegal (Senegal)
Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Senegal (Senegal) | |
Also known as: Senegal (Deutsch, español, Italiano, polski, Português), le Sénégal (français), 塞內加爾 (正體中文), セネガル (日本語), Senegalia (latine)
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Dakar
Neighbouring Countries: ↖ Cabo Verde 
, ↑ Mauritania 
, → Mali 
, ↘ Guinea 
, ↓ Gambia 
, ↓ Guinea-Bissau 
Roman Rite (7): Dakar, Kaolack, Kolda, Saint-Louis du Sénégal, Tambacounda, Thiès, Ziguinchor
Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Apostolic Nunciature: Senegal 
Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques du Sénégal, de la Mauritanie, du Cap-Vert et de Guinée-Bissau 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (R.E.C.O.W.A.) 
Cardinals (0 electors/1 total)BishopsSaints: 1 Blessed
Catholic Population: 891,000 Catholics (5.1% of 17,477,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 166 parishes, 340 mission stations (1 with resident priest, 339 without resident priest), 91 other centres
Clergy: 10 bishops (6 diocesan, 4 titular), 571 priests (392 diocesan, 179 religious)
Non-Clergy: 895 religious (131 brothers, 764 sisters), 2 members of secular institutes (sisters), 249 major seminarians, 11 missionaries, 2,859 catechists
Area: 192,530 km²
Population: 13,635,927
Religions: Muslim 96.1% (most adhere to one of the four main Sufi brotherhoods), Christian 3.6% (mostly Roman Catholic), animist 0.3%
Languages: French (official), Wolof, Pular, Jola, Mandinka, Serer, Soninke
Ethnic Groups: Wolof 41.6%, Pular 28.1%, Serer 15.3%, Mandinka 5.4%, Jola 3.4%, Soninke 0.8%, other 5.4% (includes Europeans and persons of Lebanese descent)
Motto: Un peuple, un but, une foi (French) (One people, one goal, one faith)
Last updated on 2023.08.12
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