The 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), resigned Simon Tonyé (1973 – 1982); see below
Archbishops of Douala Simon Tonyé (1982 – 1991); see above, resigned Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi (1991 – 2009), retired Samuel Kleda (2009 – present)
Coadjutor bishops Simon Tonyé (1969-1973) Samuel Kleda (2007-2009)
Auxiliary bishops Thomas Mongo (1955-1957), appointed Bishop here Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot (1987-1993), appointed Bishop of Edéa Gabriel Simo (1987-1994), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam Dieudonné Bogmis (1999-2004), appointed Bishop of Eséka
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops Pierre-Célestin Nkou, appointed Bishop of Sangmélima in 1963 Marcellin-Marie Ndabnyemb, appointed Bishop of Batouri in 2018
Suffragan Dioceses Bafang Bafoussam Edéa Eséka Nkongsamba
See also Roman Catholicism in Cameroon List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Cameroon
Sources GCatholic.org