Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé (Latin: Yaunden(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Yaoundé in Cameroon.

History

• March 18, 1890: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Cameroun from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas in Gabon
• January 2, 1905: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroun
• April 3, 1931: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Yaoundé
• September 14, 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yaoundé

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Notre Dame des Victoires in Yaoundé. There is also a Minor Basilica at Mary Queen of the Apostles Basilica in Yaoundé.

Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Yaoundé (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Simon-Victor Tonyé-Bakot 2003-2013
  • Archbishop André Wouking 1998 – 2002
  • Archbishop Jean Zoa 1961 – 1998
  • Archbishop René Graffin, C.S.Sp. 1955 – 1961
• Vicars Apostolic of Yaoundé (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop René Graffin, C.S.Sp. 1943 – 1955
  • Bishop François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. 1931 – 1943
• Vicars Apostolic of Cameroun (Roman rite)
  • Bishop François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. 1923 – 1931
  • Bishop Franziskus Hennemann, S.A.C. 1914 – 1922
  • Bishop Heinrich Vieter, S.A.C. 1904 – 1914

Suffragan Diocese

• Bafia
• Ebolowa–Kribi
• Mbalmayo
• Obala
• Sangmélima

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Cameroon

Sources

• GCatholic.org

Coordinates: 3°51′48″N 11°31′15″E / 3.8633°N 11.5209°E / 3.8633; 11.5209