Théodore-Adrien Sarr


Théodore-Adrien Sarr
Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Dakar
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseDakar
Appointed2 June 2000
Term ended22 December 2014
PredecessorHyacinthe Thiandoum
SuccessorBenjamin Ndiaye
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Lucia a Piazza d’Armi
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination28 May 1964
by Hyacinthe Thiandoum
Consecration24 November 1974
by Hyacinthe Thiandoum
Created cardinal24 November 2007
by Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1936-11-28) 28 November 1936
NationalitySenegalese
DenominationRoman Catholic
Coat of arms
Styles of
Théodore-Adrien Sarr
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeDakar (Emeritus)

Théodore-Adrien Sarr (born 28 November 1936) is a Senegalese cardinal of the Catholic Church. He 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.