On May 3, 2025, Notre-Dame des Victoires de Dakar cathedral vibrated during the installation of Monsignor André Gueye as a metropolitan. This significant event brought together around many bishops, the president of Cerao, various prelates from neighboring countries and political and civil figures in Senegal.
Monseigneur Gueye was officially inducted as the fifth archbishop of Dakar, in a ceremony marked by Pascale joy and fervor. Due to the crowds, many followed the event from outside the cathedral.
The apostolic nonce, representative of the Holy See, spoke to underline the importance of the spiritual mission entrusted to Mgr Gueye, insisting that the Church is a shared heritage requiring an integrated administration. He urged the new archbishop to be a rigorous and courageous guide, capable of combining affection and correction, like Christ.
One of the moving stages of this ceremony was the tribute paid to the Archbishop Emeritus Benjamin Ndiaye for his ten years of dedicated service. In his words of recognition, the nuncio praised the unwavering love of Mgr Ndiaye for the Church. The latter invited his successor to take zealous in the path drawn up by his predecessors.
The installation of Mgr Gueye comes to be part of the continuity of pastoral approaches to his predecessors, in particular Mgr Marcel François Lefebvre and Cardinal Théodore-Adrien Sarr. In his homily, Mgr Gueye expressed his gratitude, citing the Gospels to recall that the authority within the Church must rhyme with service.
The new archbishop addressed to the Assembly by emphasizing his desire to perpetuate this faithful tradition of service, thanking the personalities present for their support. A particular praise was addressed to Notre-Dame des Victoires, invoking divine guidance to carry out its new mission.
With this installation, Mgr Gueye marks a new chapter for the church of Dakar, resolved to continue its communion and fraternity missions. In a context where interreligious dialogue is crucial, the pastoral approach to the new archbishop takes on its full meaning in the current issues of Senegal.
For more details on this event, consult the daily southern reports which describes this moment as a symbol of renewal and promising future for the Church of Senegal.
