Roman Catholic Archdiocese of N'Djamena
Archdiocese of N'Djamena | |
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Cathédrale de Notre-Dame in N’Djaména, pre-1973 | |
Location | |
Country | Chad |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathédrale Notre-Dame |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Sede vacante |
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 Diocese of Fort-Lamy
- 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
- Metropolitan Archbishops of N’Djaména (Roman rite)
- 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 Paul-Pierre-Yves Dalmais, S.J.:1973.10.15 – 1980.03.06
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Fort-Lamy (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Paul-Pierre-Yves Dalmais, S.J.:1961.12.22 – 1973.10.15
- Bishops of Fort-Lamy (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Paul-Pierre-Yves Dalmais, S.J.:1957.12.24 – 1961.12.22
Suffragan dioceses
- Diocese of Doba
- Diocese of Goré
- Diocese of Lai
- Diocese of Moundou
- Diocese of Pala
- Diocese of Sarh