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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé

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4,964 km²

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé (Latin: Yaunden(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Yaoundé in Cameroon.

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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 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 2003-2013
  • 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 Franziskus Hennemann, S.A.C. 1914 – 1922
  • Bishop Heinrich Vieter, S.A.C. 1904 – 1914

    • Suffragan Diocese

  • Bafia
  • Ebolowa–Kribi
  • Mbalmayo
  • Obala
  • Sangmélima

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé Wikipedia
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