The Catholic Church in the Central African Republic is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
Catholics make up 38.29% of the total population in 2023. [1] There are nine dioceses including one archdiocese.
In 2015 Pope Francis made a visit to Bangui. [2]
Bangui is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River ; the Ubangi itself was named from the Bobangi word for the "rapids" located beside the settlement, which marked the end of navigable water north from Brazzaville. The majority of the population of the Central African Republic lives in the western parts of the country, in Bangui and the surrounding area.
The Catholic Church in Benin is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The Catholic Church in Cameroon is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The Catholic Church in Madagascar is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The Catholic Church in Andorra is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The Catholic Church in Sudan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The Catholic Church in Mauritius is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The Catholic Church in the Cape Verde is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The country is divided into two dioceses: Mindelo and Santiago de Cabo Verde.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alindao is a diocese in Alindao in the ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic.
The Diocese of Bambari is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Central African Republic. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangui, which covers the Central African Republic, but depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaga-Bandoro is a diocese in Kaga-Bandoro in the ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic.
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, although it prohibits what the Government considers to be religious fundamentalism.
Joachim N'Dayen was a Roman Catholic archbishop in the Central African Republic. He was the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui, the capital city of the Central African Republic. He became archbishop on appointment by Pope Paul VI in September 1970, when he became the first Roman Catholic archbishop in the country. He resigned in 2003 and was replaced by Paulin Pomodimo. He presided over the Coronation Mass for Emperor Bokassa I in 1977.
The Central African Episcopal Conference, established in 1970, is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in the Central African Republic.
The Church of Fatima,(French: Eglise de Fatima de Bangui) is a Roman Catholic church located in Bangui, in the Central African Republic.
Tadeusz Zbigniew Kusy, O.F.M. was a Polish Franciscan missionary and bishop of Kaga-Bandoro in the Central African Republic.
Dieudonné Nzapalainga, CSSp is a Central African prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of Bangui since 2012, where he served as apostolic administrator from 2009 to 2012. He has been president of the Central African Episcopal Conference since 2013.
Central African Republic–Holy See relations refers to the current and historic relationship between the Central African Republic and the Holy See. Diplomatic relations between the two states were established in 1967, but only in recent years they have been increasing their cooperation, with high level visits being made by Pope Francis and President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to each other's countries.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bangui, Central African Republic.