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Mons. Joseph Francis Badji

Mons. Joseph Francis Badji. Credit: Diocese of Ziguinchor

Pope Leo XIV Appoints Coadjutor Bishop for Senegal’s Kolda Catholic Diocese

Jan 13, 2026

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Mons. Joseph Francis Badji of the Diocese of Ziguinchor in Senegal, as Coadjutor Bishop of the country’s Kolda Diocese, granting him the “right of succession” in accordance with Canon 403 §3 of the Code of Canon Law. 

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