Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala

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The Roman Catholic 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. There is a chance that Archbishop Kleda will be named a Cardinal in the next consistory expected in 2010, as Cardinal Tumi will turn 80 in October 2010 and thus will lose his right to vote in a papal conclave.

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[edit] History

  • 1931.03.31: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Douala from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroun
  • 1932.05.27: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Douala
  • 1955.09.14: Promoted as Diocese of Douala
  • 1982.03.18: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Douala

[edit] Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul in Douala.

[edit] Leadership

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Douala (Roman rite)
  • Bishops of Douala (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Simon Tonyé 1973.08.29 – 1982.03.18
    • Bishop Thomas Mongo 1957.07.05 – 1973.08.29
  • Vicars Apostolic of Douala (Roman rite)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Douala (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. 1931.05.05 – 1932.05.27

[edit] Suffragan Diocese

[edit] See also

[edit] Source

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