Archdiocese of Douala
| Archdiocese of Douala Archidioecesis Dualaensis | |
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| Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul in Douala
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul in Douala
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| Location | |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Headquarters | Douala |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2023) 3804575 802680 (21.1%) |
| Parishes | 80 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 31 March 1931 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Douala |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Samuel Kleda |
| Suffragans | Bafang, Bafoussam, Edéa, Eséka, Nkongsamba |
The 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), resigned
- Simon Tonyé (1973 – 1982); see below
- Archbishops of Douala
- Simon Tonyé (1982 – 1991); see above, resigned
- Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi (1991 – 2009), retired
- Samuel Kleda (2009 – present)
Coadjutor bishops
- Simon Tonyé (1969-1973)
- Samuel Kleda (2007-2009)
Auxiliary bishops
- Thomas Mongo (1955-1957), appointed Bishop here
- Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot (1987-1993), appointed Bishop of Edéa
- Gabriel Simo (1987-1994), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam
- Dieudonné Bogmis (1999-2004), appointed Bishop of Eséka
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Pierre-Célestin Nkou, appointed Bishop of Sangmélima in 1963
- Marcellin-Marie Ndabnyemb, appointed Bishop of Batouri in 2018
Suffragan Dioceses
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[1]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical Province of Douala