The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sarh ( la, Sarhen(sis)) is a

diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...

in Sarh in the

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...

N'Djamena N'Djamena ( ) is the capital and largest city of Chad. It is also a special statute region, divided into 10 districts or ''arrondissements''. The city serves as the centre of economic activity in Chad. Meat, fish and cotton processing are the c ...

in Chad.

History

* December 22, 1961: Established as Diocese of Fort-Archambault from the Diocese of Fort-Lamy * August 22, 1972: Renamed as Diocese of Sarh

Special churches

The

cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...

is Cathédrale Notre Dame de l’Immaculée Conception in Sarh.

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Bishops of Sarh, below * Miguel Ángel Sebastián Martínez MCCJ (October 10, 2018 – present) * Edmond Jitangar (October 11, 1991 – August 20, 2016), appointed Archbishop of N’Djaména * Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi (March 7, 1987 – June 11, 1990), appointed Bishop of Moundou * Henri Véniat, S.J. (August 22, 1972 – March 7, 1987); ''see below'' Bishop of Fort-Archambault, below * Henri Véniat, S.J. (December 22, 1961 – August 22, 1972); ''see above''

Auxiliary bishop

* Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi (1985-1987), appointed Bishop here

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