Roman Catholic Archdiocese of N'Djaména
Archdiocese of N'Djamena | |
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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. |
Map | |
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[]
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[]
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved Jan 31, 2020.
Sources[]
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Chad
- Christian organizations established in 1947
- 1947 establishments in Chad
- N'Djamena
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of N'Djaména
- Roman Catholic archbishops of N'Djaména