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. The see is currently sede vacante.

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.

Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Bangui (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Paulin Pomodimo 2003.07.26 – 2009.05.26 (resigned)
  • Archbishop Joachim N’Dayen 1970.09.16 – 2003.07.26
  • Archbishop Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. 1955.09.14 – 1970.09.16
• Vicars Apostolic of Bangui (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. 1948.04.09 – 1955.09.14
  • Bishop Marcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. 1937.12.02 – 1947.08.04
• Prefects Apostolic of Oubangui Chari (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Marcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. 1928.05.02 – 1937.12.02
  • Fr. Pietro Cotel, C.S.Sp.

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

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information