Early life and ordination Théodore-Adrien Sarr was born in
Fadiouth to Rôg (baptised Edouard or Roger) and Louise (maiden name : Louise Diakher Diouf) Sarr, (including two sons and four daughters). He was born to a
Serer family and has many family 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.
Bishop On 1 July 1974, Sarr was appointed the second
Bishop of Kaolack by
Pope Paul VI. He received his
episcopal consecration on the following 24 November from Archbishop Thiandoum, with Bishops Théophile Cadoux,
MSC, and
Augustin Sagna serving as
co-consecrators, in an open-air ceremony at the grand square of
Collège Pie XII in
Kaolack. Bishop Sarr was later named the third
Archbishop of Dakar on 2 June 2000. Cardinal Sarr was one of the
cardinal electors who participated in the
2013 papal conclave that selected
Pope Francis. However, he is no longer eligible to participate in any future
papal conclaves as he reached the age of eighty on 28 November 2016. ==Views==