Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala

Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul in Douala

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala (Latin: Archidioecesis Dualaensis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Douala in Cameroon. The current archbishop is Archbishop Samuel Kleda; he had previously been the coadjutor archbishop to the Archbishop Emeritus, Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi.

History

  • March 31, 1931: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Douala from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroun
  • May 27, 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Douala
  • September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Douala
  • March 18, 1982: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Douala

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul in Douala.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Prefect Apostolic of Douala
  • (Father) Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. (1931-1932); see below
Vicars Apostolic of Douala
  • Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. (1932-1945); see above
  • Pierre Bonneau, C.S.Sp. (1946-1957)
Bishops of Douala
  • Thomas Mongo (1957-1973)
  • Simon Tonyé (1973-1982): see below
Archbishops of Douala

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Suffragan Dioceses

See also

Sources

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