Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala (Latin: Archidioecesis Dualaensis) 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul in Douala.
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- Prefect Apostolic of Douala
- (Father) Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. (1931-1932); see below
- Vicars Apostolic of Douala
- Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. (1932-1945); see above
- Pierre Bonneau, C.S.Sp. (1946-1957)
- Bishops of Douala
- Thomas Mongo (1957-1973)
- Simon Tonyé (1973-1982): see below
- Archbishops of Douala
- Simon Tonyé (1982-1991); see above
- Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi (1991-2009)
- Samuel Kleda (2009–present)
Coadjutor bishops
[edit]- Simon Tonyé (1969-1973)
- Samuel Kleda (2007-2009)
Auxiliary bishops
[edit]- Thomas Mongo (1955-1957), appointed Bishop here
- Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot (1987-1993), appointed Bishop of Edéa
- Gabriel Simo (1987-1994), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam
- Dieudonné Bogmis (1999-2004), appointed Bishop of Eséka
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
[edit]- Pierre-Célestin Nkou, appointed Bishop of Sangmélima in 1963
- Marcellin-Marie Ndabnyemb, appointed Bishop of Batouri in 2018