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. 14 May 2012 - present; elevated to Cardinal in 2016
Coadjutor archbishop
- Joachim N’Dayen (1968–1970)
Auxiliary bishop
- Edouard Mathos (1991–2004), appointed Bishop of Bambari
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- François-Xavier Yombandje, appointed Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro in 1997
See also
- Roman Catholicism in the Central African Republic
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Central African Republic
References
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