Joachim N'Dayen
Joachim N'Dayen (22 December 1934 – 13 June 2023) was a Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic archbishop in the Central African Republic. He was the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui, the capital city of the Central African Republic. He became archbishop on appointment by Pope Paul VI in September 1970, when he became the first Roman Catholic archbishop in the country. He resigned in 2003 and was replaced by Paulin Pomodimo. He presided over the Coronation Mass for Emperor Bokassa I in 1977. N'Dayen died in Paris on 13 June 2023, at the age of 88. References

1934 births 2023 deaths People from Bangui Central African Republic Roman Catholic archbishops People from Lobaye Roman Catholic archbishops of Bangui {{RC-archbishop-stub ...
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Archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdiocese ( with some exceptions), or are otherwise granted a titular archbishopric. In others, such as the Lutheran Church of Sweden and the Church of England, the title is borne by the leader of the denomination. Etymology The word archbishop () comes via the Latin ''archiepiscopus.'' This in turn comes from the Greek , which has as components the etymons -, meaning 'chief', , 'over', and , 'seer'. Early history The earliest appearance of neither the title nor the role can be traced. The title of "metropolitan" was apparently well known by the 4th century, when there are references in the canons of the First Council of Nicæa of 325 and Council of Antioch of 341, though the term seems to be used generally for all higher ranks of bishop ...
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