Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Douala in Cameroon.

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Diocese 5 See also 6 Source

[edit] History

• 1931.03.31: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Douala from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroun
• 1932.05.27: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Douala
• 1955.09.14: Promoted as Diocese of Douala
• 1982.03.18: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Douala

[edit] Special Churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul in Douala.

[edit] Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Douala (Roman rite)
  • Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi since 1991.08.31
  • Archbishop Simon Tonyé 1982.03.18 – 1991.08.31
• Bishops of Douala (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Simon Tonyé 1973.08.29 – 1982.03.18
  • Bishop Thomas Mongo 1957.07.05 – 1973.08.29
• Vicars Apostolic of Douala (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Pierre Bonneau, C.S.Sp. 1946.12.12 – 1955.09.14
  • Bishop Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. 1932.05.27 – 1945.12.17
• Prefects Apostolic of Douala (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. 1931.05.05 – 1932.05.27

[edit] Suffragan Diocese

• Bafoussam
• Edéa
• Eséka
• Nkongsamba

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Cameroon

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information