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Bishop André Gueye (left), appointed Local Ordinary of Senegal's Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar, and Mons. Ignatius Anipu (left), the new Bishop of Maradi Diocese in Niger. Credit: Thiès Diocese/CEBN

Pope Francis Appoints New Local Ordinaries for Senegal’s Dakar Archdiocese, Maradi Diocese in Niger

Feb 22, 2025

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop André Gueye, the Local Ordinary of Senegal’s Thiès Diocese, as Archbishop of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar, and Mons. Ignatius Anipu, as the Local Ordinary of Maradi Diocese in Niger.

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