Roman Catholic Archdiocese of N'Djaména

Metropolitan Archdiocese of N'Djamena
File:Archdiocese of N'Djaména logo.png Logo of the archdiocese
Location
Country	Chad
Ecclesiastical province	N'Djamena
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathédrale Notre-Dame
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Edmond Jitangar
Metropolitan Archbishop	Edmond Jitangar
Bishops emeritus	Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J.
Map
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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of N'Djaména is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of N’Djaména in Chad.

History

• January 9, 1947: 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
• September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Fort-Lamy
• December 22, 1961: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fort-Lamy
• October 15, 1973: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of N’Djaména

Special churches

File:Church in Fort Lamy, Chad.jpg

Cathédrale de Notre-Dame in N’Djaména, pre-1973.

The seat is the Cathédrale de Notre-Dame in N’Djaména.

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

• Metropolitan Archbishops of N’Djaména (Roman rite), below
  • Archbishop Edmond Jitangar: August 20, 2016 – present
  • Archbishop Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi: July 31, 2003 – November 19, 2013
  • Archbishop Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J.: May 23, 1981 – July 31, 2003
  • Archbishop Paul-Pierre-Yves Dalmais, S.J.: October 15, 1973 – March 6, 1980; see below
• Metropolitan Archbishop of Fort-Lamy (Roman rite), below
  • Archbishop Paul-Pierre-Yves Dalmais, S.J.: December 22, 1961 – October 15, 1973; see above & below
• Bishop of Fort-Lamy (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Paul-Pierre-Yves Dalmais, S.J.: December 24, 1957 – December 22, 1961; see above
• Prefect Apostolic of Fort-Lamy, below
  • Father Joseph du Bouchet, S.J.: April 25, 1947 - 1957

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Doba
• Diocese of Goré
• Diocese of Koumra
• Diocese of Lai
• Diocese of Moundou
• Diocese of Pala
• Diocese of Sarh

See also

• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Chad
• Aïda Yazbeck, Catholic nun, Al-Mouna Cultural Center Director

Sources

• GCatholic.org