Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui explained

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui (Latin: Archidioecesis Banguensis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic.

History

• • 8 May 1909: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Oubangui Chari from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper French Congo 2 December 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Oubangui Chari
• 28 May 1940: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bangui
• 14 September 1955: 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. 2 May 1928 – 2 December 1937; see below
• Vicars Apostolic of Bangui (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Marcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. 2 December 1937 – 4 August 1947; see above
  • Bishop Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. 9 April 1948 – 14 September 1955; see below
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Bangui (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. 14 September 1955 – 16 September 1970; see above
  • Archbishop Joachim N’Dayen 16 September 1970 – 26 July 2003
  • Archbishop Paulin Pomodimo 26 July 2003 – 26 May 2009 (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

Suffragan dioceses

• Alindao
• Bambari
• Bangassou
• Berbérati
• Bossangoa
• Bouar
• Kaga–Bandoro
• Mbaïki

See also

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

Sources

• GCatholic.org