Roman Catholic Archdiocese of N'Djaména explained

Jurisdiction:	Metropolitan Archdiocese
N'Djamena
Country:	Chad
Rite:	Latin Rite
Cathedral:	Cathédrale Notre-Dame
Bishop:	Edmond Jitangar^[1]
Bishop Title:	Archbishop
Metro Archbishop:	Edmond Jitangar
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Emeritus Bishops:	Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J.
Map:	Mappa diocesi Ndjamena.png

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of N'Djaména is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of N’Djaména in Chad.

History

January 9, 1947: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Fort-Lamy from:
- Apostolic Prefecture of Berbérati, Central African Republic
- Apostolic Vicariate of Foumban, Cameroon
  - - Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum, Sudan September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Fort-Lamy December 22, 1961: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fort-Lamy
October 15, 1973: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of N’Djaména

The seat is the Cathédrale de Notre-Dame in N’Djaména.

Metropolitan Archbishops of N’Djaména (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Edmond Jitangar: August 20, 2016 – present
- Archbishop Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi: July 31, 2003 – November 19, 2013
- Archbishop Charles Louis Joseph Vandame, S.J.: May 23, 1981 – July 31, 2003
- Archbishop Paul-Pierre-Yves Dalmais, S.J.: October 15, 1973 – March 6, 1980; see below
Metropolitan Archbishop of Fort-Lamy (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Paul-Pierre-Yves Dalmais, S.J.: December 22, 1961 – October 15, 1973; see above & below
Bishop of Fort-Lamy (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Paul-Pierre-Yves Dalmais, S.J.: December 24, 1957 – December 22, 1961; see above
Prefect Apostolic of Fort-Lamy, below
- Father Joseph du Bouchet, S.J.: April 25, 1947 - 1957