Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé#Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
{{Short description|Roman Catholic archdiocese in Cameroon}}
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé ({{langx|la|Yaunden(sis)}}) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Yaoundé in Cameroon.
History
- March 18, 1890: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Cameroun from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas in Gabon
- January 2, 1905: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroun
- April 3, 1931: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Yaoundé
- September 14, 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yaoundé
Special churches
The seat of the metropolitan archbishop is the Cathédrale Notre Dame des Victoires in Yaoundé. There is also a Minor Basilica at Mary Queen of the Apostles Basilica in Yaoundé.
Bishops
=Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order=
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Yaoundé (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Jean Mbarga 2014-
- Archbishop Simon-Victor Tonyé-Bakot 2003-2013
- Archbishop André Wouking 1998 – 2002
- Archbishop Jean Zoa 1961 – 1998
- Archbishop René Graffin, C.S.Sp. 1955 – 1961; see below
- Vicars Apostolic of Yaoundé (Roman rite), velow
- Bishop René Graffin, C.S.Sp. 1943 – 1955; see above
- Bishop François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. 1931 – 1943; see below
- Vicars Apostolic of Cameroun (Roman rite), below
- Bishop François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. 1923 – 1931: see above
- Bishop Franziskus Hennemann, S.A.C. 1914 – 1922, appointed Prefect of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale}, South Africa
- Bishop Heinrich Vieter, S.A.C. 1904 – 1914
=Coadjutor vicars apostolic=
- Franziskus Xaver Hennemann, S.A.C. (1913-1914)
- René Marie Graffin, C.S.Sp. (1931-1943)
=Auxiliary bishops=
- Paul Etoga (1955-1961), appointed Bishop of Mbalmayo
- Jean-Baptiste Ama (1974-1983), appointed Bishop of Sangmélima
- Christophe Zoa (2006-2008), appointed Bishop of Sangmélima
=Other priests of this diocese who became bishops=
- Jean-Marie Benoît Balla, appointed Bishop of Bafia in 2003
- Joseph Befe Ateba, appointed Bishop of Kribi in 2008
- Dieudonné Espoir Atangana (priest here, 1986–1987), appointed Bishop of Nkongsamba in 2012
Suffragan Dioceses
See also
Sources
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/yaou0.htm GCatholic.org]
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