Hyacinthe_Thiandoum Hyacinthe Thiandoum (February 2, 1921- May 18 2004) was Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar (Senegal). Born 1921 in Poponguine, Senegal, his father was a catechist. After finishing his secondary studies, he entered the regional seminary of Dakar and was ordained a priest on April 18, 1949, did parish work for two years and then went to Rome for further study at the Pontifical Gregorian University.