Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé {Latin: "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
pecial Churches
The seat of the 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.
Leadership
* Metropolitan Archbishops of Yaoundé (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot since 2003
** Archbishop André Wouking 1998 – 2002
** Archbishop Jean Zoa 1961 – 1998
** Archbishop René Graffin, C.S.Sp. 1955 – 1961
* Vicars Apostolic of Yaoundé (Roman rite)
** Archbishop René Graffin, C.S.Sp. 1943 – 1955
** Bishop François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. 1931 – 1943
* Vicars Apostolic of Cameroun (Roman rite)
** Bishop François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. 1923 – 1931
** Bishop Francis Hennemann, S.A.C. 1914 – 1922
** Bishop Enrico Vieter, S.A.C. 1904 – 1914
uffragan Diocese
* Bafia
* Ebolowa–Kribi
* Mbalmayo
* Obala
* Sangmélima
ee also
* Roman Catholicism in Cameroon
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/yaou0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
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