Roman Catholic Archdiocese of N'Djaména

The Archdiocese of N'Djaména is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of N’Djaména in Chad.

Archdiocese of N'Djamena
Logo of the archdiocese
Location
Country	Chad
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathédrale Notre-Dame
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Edmond Jitangar[1]
Bishops emeritus	Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J.
Map

History

• 1947.01.09: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Fort-Lamy from:
  • Apostolic Prefecture of Berbérati, Central African Republic
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Foumban, Cameroon
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum, Sudan
• 1955.09.14: Promoted as Diocese of Fort-Lamy
• 1961.12.22: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fort-Lamy
• 1973.10.15: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of N’Djaména

Special churches

Cathédrale de Notre-Dame in N’Djaména, pre-1973.

The seat is the Cathédrale de Notre-Dame in N’Djaména.

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

• Metropolitan Archbishops of N’Djaména (Roman rite), below
  • Archbishop Edmond Jitangar: 2016.08.20 - present
  • Archbishop Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi: 2003.07.31 - 2013.11.19
  • Archbishop Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J.:1981.05.23 – 2003.07.31
  • Archbishop Paul-Pierre-Yves Dalmais, S.J.:1973.10.15 – 1980.03.06; see below
• Metropolitan Archbishop of Fort-Lamy (Roman rite), below
  • Archbishop Paul-Pierre-Yves Dalmais, S.J.:1961.12.22 – 1973.10.15; see above & below
• Bishop of Fort-Lamy (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Paul-Pierre-Yves Dalmais, S.J.:1957.12.24 – 1961.12.22; see above
• Prefect Apostolic of Fort-Lamy, below
  • Father Joseph du Bouchet, S.J.:1947.04.25 - 1957

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Doba
• Diocese of Goré
• Diocese of Lai
• Diocese of Moundou
• Diocese of Pala
• Diocese of Sarh

See also

• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Chad

References

1. "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved Jan 31, 2020.

Sources

• GCatholic.org