Diocese of Kolda, Senegal 🇸🇳

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Kolda / Koldaën(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Dakar

Neighbouring Dioceses: Bissau (↙), Ziguinchor (←), Banjul (↖), Tambacounda (→), Bafatá (↓)

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

Bishop (2026.10.24 – ...):

Bishop Joseph Francis Badji (60)

Bishops of Kolda (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joseph Francis Badji (60)
(2026.10.24 – ...)

Bishop of Kolda (Senegal)

Priest of Ziguinchor (Senegal) (1994.12.28 – 2026.01.10)

Coadjutor Bishop of Kolda (Senegal) (2026.01.10 – 2026.10.24)

Bishop of Kolda (Senegal) (2026.10.24 – ...)

Bishop Jean-Pierre Bassène (75)
(1999.12.22 – 2026.10.24)

Bishop emeritus of Kolda (Senegal)

Priest of Ziguinchor (Senegal) (1980.04.11 – 1999.12.22)

Bishop of Kolda (Senegal) (1999.12.22 – 2026.10.24)

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