Roman Catholic Archdiocese of N'Djaména

Coordinates: 12°06′41″N 15°02′14″E / 12.1114°N 15.0373°E / 12.1114; 15.0373
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of N'Djamena
Logo of the archdiocese
Location
CountryChad
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopEdmond Jitangar[1]
Metropolitan ArchbishopEdmond Jitangar
Bishops emeritusCharles 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

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
      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

Suffragan dioceses

See also

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

References

  1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

Sources

12°06′41″N 15°02′14″E / 12.1114°N 15.0373°E / 12.1114; 15.0373