Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui
The Archdiocese of Bangui (Latin Archidioecesis Banguensis ) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese based in Bangui in the Central African Republic. It includes the prefecture Ombella - Mpoko.
History
Pope Pius X founded the Apostolic Oubangui Chari Prefecture on 8 May 1909 from the Vicariate Apostolic of territory of the Upper French Congo. With the Apostolic Constitution Si christiana res it was raised on December 2, 1937 Apostolic Vicariate.
On 28 May 1940, took the name Apostolic Vicariate of Bangui. With the bull Dum Tantis it was collected on September 14, 1955 in the rank of Metropolitanerzbistums.
Parts of its territory it lost in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:
- May 28, 1940 at the Apostolic Prefecture Berbérati;
- June 14, 1954 at the Apostolic Prefecture Bangassou;
- December 18, 1965 to the bishopric of Bambari;
- June 10, 1995 to the diocese Mbaiki;
- June 28, 1997 to the bishopric of Kaga - Bandoro.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Oubangui Chari
- Pietro Cotel CSSp, 1909-1915
- Giovanni Calloch CSSp, 1915-1927
- Marcel- Auguste -Marie Grandin CSSp, May 2, 1928-2. December 1937
Vicar Apostolic of Oubangui Chari
- Marcel- Auguste -Marie Grandin CSSp, December 2, 1937-28. May 1940
Vicars Apostolic of Bangui
- Marcel- Auguste -Marie Grandin CSSp, May 28, 1940-4. August 1947
- Joseph Cucherousset CSSp, April 9, 1948-14. September 1955
Archbishops of Bangui
- Joseph Cucherousset CSSp 14 September, 1955-16. September 1970
- Joachim N'Dayen 16 September, 1970-26. July 2003
- Paulin Pomodimo 26 July, 2003-26. May 2009 Dieudonné Nzapalainga CSSp 26 May 2009-14. June 2012 ( Apostolic Administrator )