Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui

History

• 1909.05.08: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Oubangui Chari from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper French Congo
• 1937.12.02: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Oubangui Chari
• 1940.05.28: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bangui
• 1955.09.14: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangui

  Special churches

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Prefects Apostolic of Oubangui Chari
• *Fr. Pietro Cotel, C.S.Sp. 1909 - 1915
• *Fr. Giovanni Calloch, C.S.Sp. 1915 - 1927
• *Fr. Marcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. 1928.05.02 – 1937.12.02; see below
• Vicars Apostolic of Bangui
• *Bishop Marcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. 1937.12.02 – 1947.08.04; see above
• *Bishop Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. 1948.04.09 – 1955.09.14; see below
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Bangui
• *Archbishop Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. 1955.09.14 – 1970.09.16; see above
• *Archbishop Joachim N’Dayen 1970.09.16 – 2003.07.26
• *Archbishop Paulin Pomodimo 2003.07.26 – 2009.05.26
• *Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp. since 14 May 2012 - ; elevated to Cardinal in 2016

  Coadjutor archbishop

• Joachim N’Dayen

  Auxiliary bishop

• Edouard Mathos, appointed Bishop of Bambari

  Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• François-Xavier Yombandje, appointed Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro in 1997

  Suffragan dioceses

• Alindao
• Bambari
• Bangassou
• Berbérati
• Bossangoa
• Bouar
• Kaga–Bandoro
• Mbaïki