Roman Catholic Archdiocese of N'Djaména

Archdiocese of N'Djamena
Logo of the archdiocese
Location
Country	Chad
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathédrale Notre-Dame
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Edmond Jitangar[1]
Bishops emeritus	Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J.
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The Archdiocese of N'Djaména is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of N’Djaména in Chad.

History[]

• 1947.01.09: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Fort-Lamy from:
  • Apostolic Prefecture of Berbérati, Central African Republic
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Foumban, Cameroon
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum, Sudan
• 1955.09.14: Promoted as
• 1961.12.22: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fort-Lamy
• 1973.10.15: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of N’Djaména

Special churches[]

Cathédrale de Notre-Dame in N’Djaména, pre-1973.

The seat is the Cathédrale de Notre-Dame in N’Djaména.

Leadership, in reverse chronological order[]

• Metropolitan Archbishops of N’Djaména (Roman rite), below
  • Archbishop Edmond Jitangar: 2016.08.20 - present
  • Archbishop Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi: 2003.07.31 - 2013.11.19
  • Archbishop Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J.:1981.05.23 – 2003.07.31
  • Archbishop , S.J.:1973.10.15 – 1980.03.06; see below
• Metropolitan Archbishop of Fort-Lamy (Roman rite), below
  • Archbishop Paul-Pierre-Yves Dalmais, S.J.:1961.12.22 – 1973.10.15; see above & below
• Bishop of Fort-Lamy (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Paul-Pierre-Yves Dalmais, S.J.:1957.12.24 – 1961.12.22; see above
• Prefect Apostolic of Fort-Lamy, below
  • Father , S.J.:1947.04.25 - 1957

Suffragan dioceses[]

• Diocese of Doba
• Diocese of Goré
• Diocese of Lai
• Diocese of Moundou
• Diocese of Pala
• Diocese of Sarh

See also[]

• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Chad

References[]

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org

Coordinates: 12°06′41″N 15°02′14″E / 12.1114°N 15.0373°E / 12.1114; 15.0373