Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé {Latin: Yaunden(sis)} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Yaoundé in Cameroon.
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[edit] 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
[edit] Special Churches
The seat of the 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.
[edit] Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Yaoundé (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot since 2003
- Archbishop André Wouking 1998 – 2002
- Archbishop Jean Zoa 1961 – 1998
- Archbishop René Graffin, C.S.Sp. 1955 – 1961
- Vicars Apostolic of Yaoundé (Roman rite)
- Archbishop René Graffin, C.S.Sp. 1943 – 1955
- Bishop François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. 1931 – 1943
- Vicars Apostolic of Cameroun (Roman rite)
- Bishop François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. 1923 – 1931
- Bishop Francis Hennemann, S.A.C. 1914 – 1922
- Bishop Enrico Vieter, S.A.C. 1904 – 1914
