Roman Catholic Archdiocese of N'Djaména

{{Short description|Roman Catholic archdiocese in Chad}}

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| cathedral = Cathédrale Notre-Dame

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| bishop = Edmond Jitangar{{Cite web|url=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2016/08/20/0591/01323.html|title=Rinunce e nomine|website=press.vatican.va|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}

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| metro_archbishop = Edmond Jitangar

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| emeritus_bishops = Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J.

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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of N'Djaména is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of N’Djaména in Chad.

History

Special churches

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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

See also

References

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Sources

  • [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ndja0.htm GCatholic.org]

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