Joachim N'Dayen

His Excellency Joachim N'Dayen
Archbishop Emeritus of Bangui
Installed	16 September 1970
Term ended	26 July 2003
Predecessor	Joseph Cucherousset
Successor	Paulin Pomodimo
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Culusi (1968–1970)
Orders
Ordination	22 July 1961
Consecration	5 January 1969 by Luigi Poggi
Personal details
Born	(1934-12-22)22 December 1934 Loko, French Equatorial Africa
Died	13 June 2023(2023-06-13) (aged 88) Paris, France

Joachim N'Dayen (22 December 1934 – 13 June 2023) was a Roman Catholic archbishop in the Central African Republic. He was the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui, the capital city of the Central African Republic. He became archbishop on appointment by Pope Paul VI in September 1970, when he became the first Roman Catholic archbishop in the country. He resigned in 2003 and was replaced by Paulin Pomodimo. He presided over the Coronation Mass for Emperor Bokassa I in 1977.[1]

N'Dayen died in Paris on 13 June 2023, at the age of 88.[2]

References

1. Catholic-hierarchy.org
2. First African Catholic Archbishop of CAR’s Bangui Archdiocese Dies in France at 88

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Joseph Cucherousset	Archbishop of Bangui 1970–2003	Succeeded by Paulin Pomodimo
Preceded by Position created	Titular Archbishop of Culusi 1968–1970	Succeeded by Louis Vangeke