Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé (Latin: 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.

Bishops

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

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Cameroon

Sources

• GCatholic.org