Roman Catholic Diocese of Bambari
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bambari is a suffragan Latin rite diocese in Bambari in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Bangui, which covers the Central African Republic, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint Joseph, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in Bambari, Ouaka.History
Established on 1965.12.18 as Diocese of Bambari / Bambaritan, on territory split off from its Metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Bangui.Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 104,129 Catholics on 173,000 km² in 14 parishes and 4 missions with 25 priests, 22 lay religious and 7 seminarians.Bishops
Episcopal ordinaries
;Suffragan Bishops of Bambari
- *Apostolic administrator Joachim N’Dayen while Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangui , President of Central African Episcopal Conference, later President of Association of Episcopal Conferences of the Central Africa Region ; previously Titular Archbishop of Culusi as Coadjutor Archbishop of Bangui
- *Apostolic Administrator Father Michel Marie Joseph Maître, Spiritans
- Michel Marie Joseph Maître, C.S.Sp.
- Jean-Claude Rembanga
- Édouard Mathos, also President of Central African Episcopal Conference ; previously Titular Bishop of Giufi, first as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Bossangoa , then as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Bangui
- Bertrand Guy Richard Appora-Ngalanibé, Dominican Order , succeeding as previous coadjutor-bishop
Coadjutor bishops
- Jean-Claude Rembanga
- Bertrand Guy Richard Appora-Ngalanibé, O.P.
