Delegation to Western Africa

Historical Details

• Delegation to Western Africa
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Delegation
  • Name Changed: 23 September 1960
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Senegal
  • Description: Senegal, Haute Volta, Cote d'Ivoire, Dahomey, Guinee, Mauritanie, Niger, Soudan, Togo, Ghana, Cambia, Sierra Leone

• Delegation to Dakar
  • Latin Name: de Dakar
  • Established: 22 October 1948
  • Diplomatic Post
  • Country: Senegal

Past Ordinaries

• Marcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. † (22 Sep 1948 Appointed - 9 Jul 1959 Resigned)
• Jean Émile André Marie Maury † (9 Jul 1959 Appointed - 11 Jun 1965 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of)
• Giovanni Benelli † (11 Jun 1966 Appointed - 29 Jun 1967 Appointed, Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State)
• Giovanni Mariani † (16 Oct 1967 Appointed - 17 Oct 1973 Appointed, Apostolic Delegate to Mali and Mauritania)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Benelli † (Apostolic Delegate: 11 Jun 1966 to 29 Jun 1967)
• Marcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. † (Apostolic Delegate: 22 Sep 1948 to 9 Jul 1959)
• Giovanni Mariani † (Apostolic Delegate: 16 Oct 1967 to 17 Oct 1973)
• Jean Émile André Marie Maury † (Apostolic Delegate: 9 Jul 1959 to 11 Jun 1965)

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