Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic.

History
  • 1909.05.08: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Oubangui Chari from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper French Congo
  • 1937.12.02: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Oubangui Chari
  • 1940.05.28: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bangui
  • 1955.09.14: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangui

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame in Bangui.

Bishops

Ordinaries
  • Prefects Apostolic of Oubangui Chari (Roman rite)
    • Fr. Pietro Cotel, C.S.Sp. 1909 - 1915
    • Fr. Giovanni Calloch, C.S.Sp. 1915 - 1927
    • Fr. Marcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. 1928.05.02 – 1937.12.02; see below
  • Vicars Apostolic of Bangui (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Marcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. 1937.12.02 – 1947.08.04; see above
    • Bishop Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. 1948.04.09 – 1955.09.14; see below
  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Bangui (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. 1955.09.14 – 1970.09.16; see above
    • Archbishop Joachim N’Dayen 1970.09.16 – 2003.07.26
    • Archbishop Paulin Pomodimo 2003.07.26 – 2009.05.26 (resigned)
    • Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp. since 14 May 2012 - ; elevated to Cardinal in 2016

Coadjutor archbishop
  • Joachim N’Dayen (1968-1970)

Auxiliary bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
  • François-Xavier Yombandje, appointed Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro in 1997

Suffragan dioceses
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See also
  • Roman Catholicism in the Central African Republic
  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Central African Republic

References

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