The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala 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) Simon Tonyé (1973-1982): see below
Archbishops of Douala
Simon Tonyé (1982-1991); see above
Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi (1991-2009) Samuel Kleda (2009–present)
Coadjutor bishops
Simon Tonyé (1969-1973) Samuel Kleda (2007-2009)