Archdiocese of Bangui
Banguen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Bangui, Central African Republic
The Archdiocese of Bangui is the metropolitan see of the Central African Republic, originating as an apostolic prefecture in 1909 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1955. It has been led since 2012 by Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 14 September 1955
- Latin
- Banguen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000814
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 693,600
- Priests
- 119
- Catholics per priest
- 5,829
- Extent
- 38,342 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 18
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Dieudonné Cardinal Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral stands in Bangui, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Bangui
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AlindaoAlindao
- Diocese of BambariBambari
- Diocese of BangassouBangassou
- Diocese of BossangoaBossangoa
- Diocese of Kaga-BandoroKaga-Bandoro
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Bangui is home to the metropolitan see of its own ecclesiastical province in the Central African Republic; the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui carries the Latin title Archidioecesis Banguensis.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].