Roman Catholic Archdiocese of N'Djaména

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

Metropolitan Archdiocese of N'Djamena
Logo of the archdiocese
Location
Country	Chad
Ecclesiastical province	N'Djamena
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathédrale Notre-Dame
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Edmond Jitangar
Metropolitan Archbishop	Edmond Jitangar
Bishops emeritus	Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J.
Map

History

• January 9, 1947: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Fort-Lamy from:
  • Apostolic Prefecture of Berbérati, Central African Republic
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Foumban, Cameroon
  • Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum, Sudan
• 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

Cathédrale de Notre-Dame in N’Djaména, pre-1973.

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

• Diocese of Doba
• Diocese of Goré
• Diocese of Koumra
• Diocese of Lai
• Diocese of Moundou
• Diocese of Pala
• Diocese of Sarh

See also

• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Chad
• Aïda Yazbeck, Catholic nun, Al-Mouna Cultural Center Director

Sources

• GCatholic.org