Archdiocese of Douala
The Archdiocese of Douala is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Douala in Cameroon. The current archbishop is Archbishop Samuel Kleda; he had previously been the coadjutor archbishop
to the Archbishop Emeritus, Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi.
History
- March 31, 1931: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Douala from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroun
- May 27, 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Douala
- September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Douala
- March 18, 1982: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Douala
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul in Douala.Bishops
Ordinaries
;Prefect Apostolic of Douala;Vicars Apostolic of Douala
- Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. ; see above
- Pierre Bonneau, C.S.Sp.
- Thomas Mongo
- Simon Tonyé : see below
- Simon Tonyé ; see above
- Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi
- Samuel Kleda
Coadjutor bishops
- Simon Tonyé
- Samuel Kleda
Auxiliary bishops
- Thomas Mongo, appointed Bishop here
- Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot, appointed Bishop of Edéa
- Gabriel Simo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam
- Dieudonné Bogmis, appointed Bishop of Eséka
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Pierre-Célestin Nkou, appointed Bishop of Sangmélima in 1963
- Marcellin-Marie Ndabnyemb, appointed Bishop of Batouri in 2018