Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui

Roman Catholic archdiocese in the Central African Republic

Archdiocese of 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
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Website
pastoralebangui.wordpress.com

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic.

History

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