Metropolitan Archdiocese of N'Djamena | |
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Location | |
Country | Chad |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathédrale Notre-Dame |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Edmond Jitangar[1] |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Edmond Jitangar |
Bishops emeritus | 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
[edit]- January 9, 1947: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Fort-Lamy from:
- September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Fort-Lamy
- December 22, 1961: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fort-Lamy
- October 15, 1973: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of N’Djaména
Special churches
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The seat is the Cathédrale de Notre-Dame in N’Djaména.
Leadership, in reverse chronological order
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Diocese of Doba
- Diocese of Goré
- Diocese of Koumra
- Diocese of Lai
- Diocese of Moundou
- Diocese of Pala
- Diocese of Sarh
See also
[edit]- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Chad
- Aïda Yazbeck, Catholic nun, Al-Mouna Cultural Center Director
References
[edit]- ^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved January 31, 2020.