List archbishops of Yaounde

List of the archbishops of Yaounde

( Archidioecesis Yaundensis )

The apostolic prefecture of the Cameroun is created on March 18th 1890 per detachment of the apostolic vicariate of Two-Guineas.

It itself is set up in apostolic vicariate of the Cameroun on December 22nd 1904.

This one changes denomination on April 3rd 1931 to become apostolic vicariate Cameroun board of Yaounde.

Lastly, this last is set up in archbishop's palace on September 14th 1955.

Apostolic prefect is initially

  • July 22nd 1890 December -22 1904: Heinrich Vieter (or Enrico Vieter), apostolic prefect of the Cameroun.

Then are apostolic vicars

  • December 24th 1904 - 1914: Heinrich Vieter (or Enrico Vieter), promoted apostolic vicar of the Cameroun.

  • November 7th 1914 June -26 1922: Francis Hennemann , apostolic vicar of the Cameroun.
  • May 19th 1923 March -4 1943: François-Xavier Vogt , apostolic vicar of the Cameroun, then apostolic vicar of Yaounde (1931).
  • March 4th 1943 September -14 1955: Rene Graffin , apostolic vicar of Yaounde.

Finally are archbishops

  • September 14th 1955 September -6 1961: Rene Graffin , promoted archbishop of Yaounde.

  • September 11th 1961 March -20 1998: Jean Zoa
  • November 27th 1998 November -10 2002: Andre Wouking
  • since October 18th 2003: Simon Tonyé Bakot (Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot)

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