Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui

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Archdiocese of Bangui Archidioecesis Banguensis Archidiocèse de Bangui
Bishopric
Cathédrale Notre-Dame
Location
Country	Central African Republic
Coordinates	4°22′14″N 18°34′47″E / 4.3706°N 18.5797°E / 4.3706; 18.5797
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Cathedral	Cathédrale Notre-Dame
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Dieudonné Nzapalainga
Bishops emeritus	Paulin Pomodimo
Map
Website
pastoralebangui.wordpress.com

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui (Latin: Archidioecesis Banguensis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic.

• 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

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame in Bangui.

• Prefects Apostolic of Oubangui Chari (Roman rite)
  • 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 (Roman rite)
  • 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 (Roman rite)
  • 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 (resigned)
  • Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp. 14 May 2012–present; elevated to Cardinal in 2016

• Joachim N’Dayen (1968–1970)

• Edouard Mathos (1991–2004), appointed Bishop of Bambari

• François-Xavier Yombandje, appointed Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro in 1997

• Alindao
• Bambari
• Bangassou
• Berbérati
• Bossangoa
• Bouar
• Kaga–Bandoro
• Mbaïki

• Roman Catholicism in the Central African Republic
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Central African Republic

• GCatholic.org

• Official website

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