Diocese of Sarh

Diocese of Sarh

Dioecesis Sarhensis

Diocèse de Sarh
Location
CountryChad
MetropolitanArchdiocese of N'Djaména
HeadquartersSarh, Chad
Statistics
Area41,755 km2 (16,122 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2023)
  • 800,000
  • 85,917 (10.7%)
Parishes12
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established22 December 1961 (1961-12-22)
CathedralCathédrale Notre Dame de l’Immaculée Conception in Sarh
Secular priests13
Current leadership
BishopJean Miguina, O.F.M.Cap.
Metropolitan ArchbishopEdmond Jitangar

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sarh (Latin: Sarhen(sis)) is a diocese in Sarh in the ecclesiastical province of N'Djamena in Chad.

History

  • 22 December 1961: Established as Diocese of Fort-Archambault from the Diocese of Fort-Lamy
  • 22 August 1972: Renamed as Diocese of Sarh

Special churches

The cathedral is Cathédrale Notre Dame de l’Immaculée Conception in Sarh.

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Bishops of Sarh, below

Bishop of Fort-Archambault, below

  • Henri Véniat, S.J. (22 December 1961 – 22 August 1972); see above

Auxiliary bishop

See also

Roman Catholicism in Chad

Sources

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