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
- 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
- *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
- *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
- *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
- *Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp. 14 May 2012–present; elevated to Cardinal in 2016
Coadjutor archbishop
Auxiliary bishop
- Edouard Mathos, appointed Bishop of Bambari
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- François-Xavier Yombandje, appointed Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro in 1997