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Apostolic Vicariate Of Bangui

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui (Latin: Archidioecesis Banguensis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic.

History

  • 8 May 1909: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Oubangui-Chari from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper French Congo
  • 2 December 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Oubangui Chari
  • 28 May 1940: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bangui
  • 14 September 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangui

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame in Bangui.

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Prefects Apostolic of Oubangui Chari (Roman rite)
    • Fr. Pietro Cotel, C.S.Sp. 1909–1915
    • Fr. Giovanni Calloch, C.S.Sp. 1915–1927
    • Fr. Marcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. 2 May 1928 – 2 December 1937; see below
  • Vicars Apostolic of Bangui (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Marcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. 2 December 1937 – 4 August 1947; see above
    • Bishop Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. 9 April 1948 – 14 September 1955; see below
  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Bangui (Roman rite)

Coadjutor archbishop

Auxiliary bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Suffragan dioceses

See also

References

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