Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé

The Archdiocese of Yaoundé (Latin: Archidioecesis Yaundensis ) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese based in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

History

Pope Leo XIII. founded the Apostolic Prefecture of Cameroon on 18 March 1890 annexations of the Apostolic Prefecture of two guineas. On January 2, 1905, they became the Apostolic Vicariate. On June 12, 1923 This part of its territory lost to the Apostolic Prefecture Buéa and on March 31, 1931, the Apostolic Prefecture of Douala. Using the Breve Sub anulo Piscatoris took it on April 3, 1931, the name Vicariate Apostolic of Yaoundé. On 3 March 1949, lost part of its territory to the Apostolic Vicariate Doumé.

The survey was carried out to Metropolitanerzbistum on September 14, 1955, the Apostolic Constitution Dum Tantis. On June 24, 1961 July 6, 1965 and 3 July 1987, lost more parts of its territory to the diocese of Mbalmayo, the Apostolic Prefecture Bafia and to the diocese Obala.

Ordinaries

Prefect Apostolic of Cameroon

Vicars Apostolic of Cameroon

  • Heinrich Vieter SAC (2 January 1905-7. November 1914 )
  • Francis Xaver Hennemann SAC ( November 7, 1914, consecrated in Cameroon to the bishop, then stay in Germany, as a result of the First World War, he was unable to return to Cameroon; 1916 all other German missionaries from Cameroon have been expelled; June 26, 1922 Prefect Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central district)
  • François -Xavier Vogt CSSp (19 May 1923-3. April 1931 )

Vicars Apostolic of Yaoundé

  • François -Xavier Vogt CSSp (3 April 1931-4. March 1943 )
  • René Graffin CSSp (4 March 1943-14. September 1955 )

Archbishops of Yaoundé

  • René Graffin CSSp (14 September 1955-6. September 1961 )
  • Jean Zoa (11 September 1961-20. March 1998)
  • André Wouking (27 November 1998-10. November 2002)
  • Simon -Victor Tonye Bakot (18 October 2003-29. July 2013 )
  • Sedisvakanz (since July 29, 2013 ) Jean Mbarga (since July 29, 2013 ) ( Apostolic Administrator )
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