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