Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Douala in Cameroon. The current archbishop is Archbishop Samuel Kleda, he had previously been the coadjutor archbishop to the Archbishop Emeritus, Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi.

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

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

Prefects Apostolic of Douala (Latin Rite)
- Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. 5 May 1931 – 27 May 1932
Vicars Apostolic of Douala (Latin Rite)
- Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. 27 May 1932 – 17 December 1945
- Pierre Bonneau, C.S.Sp. 12 December 1946 – 27 January 1957
Bishops of Douala (Roman rite)
- Thomas Mongo 5 July 1957 – 29 August 1973
- Simon Tonyé 29 August 1973 – 18 March 1982
Metropolitan Archbishops of Douala (Latin Rite)
- Simon Tonyé 18 March 1982 – 31 August 1991
- Christian Wiyghan Tumi 21 August 1991 - 17 November 2009
- Samuel Kleda 17 November 2009 - present

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