Theodore Adrien Sarr
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His Eminence Théodore-Adrien Sarr |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar | |
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| Archdiocese | Dakar |
| See | Dakar |
| Appointed | 2 June 2000 |
| Term ended | 22 December 2014 |
| Predecessor | Hyacinthe Thiandoum |
| Successor | Benjamin Ndiaye |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Lucia a Piazza d’Armi |
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| Ordination | 28 May 1964 by Hyacinthe Thiandoum |
| Consecration | 24 November 1974 by Hyacinthe Thiandoum |
| Created Cardinal | 24 November 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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28 November 1936 Fadiouth, Senegal |
| Nationality | Senegalese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Théodore-Adrien Sarr (born 28 November 1936) is a Senegalese cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently the Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar, having previously served as Archbishop of Dakar from 2000 to 2014, and before that as Bishop of Kaolack from 1974 to 2000. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI.Pope Francis accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Dakar, in accordance with Canon 401.1 of the Latin-rite Code of Canon Law, on Monday, 22 December 2014, and appointed Bishop Benjamin Ndiaye, who until then had been serving as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaolack, in Kaolack, Senegal, as Archbishop-elect of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar. Cardinal Sarr had himself served as Bishop of Kaolack before coming to Dakar. Cardinal Sarr, 78, will retain his membership in the departments of the Roman Curia and will have the right to vote in a papal conclave until his 80th birthday in November 2016. Archbishop-elect Ndiaye will be installed as Archbishop of Dakar at a date in the near future.
Théodore-Adrien Sarr was born in Fadiouth to Rôg (baptised Edouard or Roger) and Louise (maiden name : Louise Diakher Diouf) Sarr, as one of seven children (including two sons and four daughters). He was born to a Serer family and has many families members in Gambia. He completed his secondary studies at the minor seminary in Hann, where he received a baccalaureate. Sarr then studied philosophy and theology at the Major Seminary of Sébikhotane and the University of Dakar.
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