Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui (Archidioecesis Banguensis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic.

History

 * 8 May 1909: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Oubangui Chari from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper French Congo
 * 2 December 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Oubangui Chari
 * 28 May 1940: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bangui
 * 14 September 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangui

Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame in Bangui.

Ordinaries

 * Prefects Apostolic of Oubangui Chari (Roman rite)
 * Fr. Pietro Cotel, C.S.Sp. 1909–1915
 * Fr. Giovanni Calloch, C.S.Sp. 1915–1927
 * Fr. Marcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. 2 May 1928 – 2 December 1937; see below
 * Vicars Apostolic of Bangui (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Marcel-Auguste-Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. 2 December 1937 – 4 August 1947; see above
 * Bishop Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. 9 April 1948 – 14 September 1955; see below
 * Metropolitan Archbishops of Bangui (Roman rite)
 * Archbishop Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. 14 September 1955 – 16 September 1970; see above
 * Archbishop Joachim N’Dayen 16 September 1970 – 26 July 2003
 * Archbishop Paulin Pomodimo 26 July 2003 – 26 May 2009 (resigned)
 * Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp. 14 May 2012–present; elevated to Cardinal in 2016

Coadjutor archbishop

 * Joachim N’Dayen (1968–1970)

Auxiliary bishop

 * Edouard Mathos (1991–2004), appointed Bishop of Bambari

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

 * François-Xavier Yombandje, appointed Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro in 1997

Suffragan dioceses

 * Alindao
 * Bambari
 * Bangassou
 * Berbérati
 * Bossangoa
 * Bouar
 * Kaga–Bandoro
 * Mbaïki