Diocese of

Kolda

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Kolda / Koldaën(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Dakar

1999.12.22: Established as Diocese of Kolda / Koldaën(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Ziguinchor and became suffragan of Dakar)

Bishop (1999.12.22 – ...):

Bishop Jean-Pierre Bassène (74)

Bishops of Kolda (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jean-Pierre Bassène (74)
(1999.12.22 – ...)

Bishop of Kolda (Senegal)

Priest of Ziguinchor (Senegal) (1980.04.11 – 1999.12.22)

Bishop of Kolda (Senegal) (1999.12.22 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Tambacounda (Senegal) (2017.08.05 – 2021.11.04)

Area: 21,011 km²

Population: 35,930 Catholics (2.8% of 1,294,100 total)

Pastoral Centres: 15 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 39 priests (29 diocesan, 10 religious), 57 religious (16 brothers, 41 sisters), 11 seminarians

Last updated on 2026.01.09