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.

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
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