The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui is the Metropolitan See for the

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Bangui Bangui () (or Bangî in Sango, formerly written Bangi in English) is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi ...

in the

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History

* 1909.05.08: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Oubangui Chari from the

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*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

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. 1928.05.02 – 1937.12.02; ''see below'' *Vicars Apostolic of Bangui (Roman rite) **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 (Roman rite) **Archbishop Joseph Cucherousset,

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1955.09.14 – 1970.09.16; ''see above'' **Archbishop

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1970.09.16 – 2003.07.26 **Archbishop

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2003.07.26 – 2009.05.26 (resigned) **Archbishop

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14 May 2012 - present; elevated to Cardinal in 2016

Coadjutor archbishop

(1968–1970)

Auxiliary bishop

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(1991–2004), appointed Bishop of Bambari

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

François-Xavier Yombandje François Xavier Yombandje ( Koumra; July 9, 1956) is a former Central African Roman Catholic bishop. Yombandje was born on July 9, 1956, in Koumra, Chad. He was ordained a priest in 1985. In 1997 he became bishop of Kaga-Bandoro and in 2004 o ...

, appointed Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro in 1997

Suffragan dioceses

Alindao Alindao is a town and sub-prefecture located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Basse-Kotto. It lies at the junction of the National Route 2 and 22. Alindao had a population of 14,401 as of the 2003 census; and a calculated 2013 pop ...

Bambari Bambari is a town in the Central African Republic, lying on the Ouaka River. It has a population of 41,356 (2003 census) and is the capital of Ouaka prefecture. Bambari is an important market town and is home to Bambari Airport, and the R ...

* Bangassou *

Berbérati Berbérati is the second-largest city in the Central African Republic, with a population of 105,155(2013 census). Located in the south-west of the country near the border with Cameroon, it serves as capital of the Mambéré-Kadéï Prefecture and g ...

Bossangoa Bossangoa is the capital of Ouham, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. The town has a population of 36,478 (2003 census). It is located 303 km (189 mi) north of the country's capital, Bangui. The Ouham River pa ...

Bouar Bouar is a market town in the western Central African Republic, lying on the main road from Bangui (437 km) to the frontier with Cameroon (210 km). The city is the capital of Nana-Mambéré prefecture, has a population of 40,353, while ...

* Kaga–Bandoro *

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References

Sources

GCatholic.org

External links

* Bangui Roman Catholic dioceses in the Central African Republic A Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub