Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé

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

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 metropolitan 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.

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

 * Metropolitan Archbishops of Yaoundé (Roman rite), below
 * Archbishop Jean Mbarga 2014-
 * 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; see below
 * Vicars Apostolic of Yaoundé (Roman rite), velow
 * Bishop René Graffin, C.S.Sp. 1943 – 1955; see above
 * Bishop François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. 1931 – 1943; see below
 * Vicars Apostolic of Cameroun (Roman rite), below
 * Bishop François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. 1923 – 1931: see above
 * Bishop Franziskus Hennemann, S.A.C. 1914 – 1922, appointed Prefect of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale}, South Africa
 * Bishop Heinrich Vieter, S.A.C. 1904 – 1914

Coadjutor vicars apostolic

 * Franziskus Xaver Hennemann, S.A.C. (1913-1914)
 * René Marie Graffin, C.S.Sp. (1931-1943)

Auxiliary bishops

 * Paul Etoga (1955-1961), appointed Bishop of Mbalmayo
 * Jean-Baptiste Ama (1974-1983), appointed Bishop of Sangmélima
 * Christophe Zoa (2006-2008), appointed Bishop of Sangmélima

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

 * Jean-Marie Benoît Balla, appointed Bishop of Bafia in 2003
 * Joseph Befe Ateba, appointed Bishop of Kribi in 2008
 * Dieudonné Espoir Atangana (priest here, 1986–1987), appointed Bishop of Nkongsamba in 2012

Suffragan Dioceses

 * Bafia
 * Ebolowa
 * Kribi
 * Mbalmayo
 * Obala
 * Sangmélima