Diocese of

Berbérati

Central African Republic

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Berbérati / Berberaten(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Bangui

Neighbouring Dioceses: Yokadouma (↙), Batouri (←), Bertoua (←), Bouar (↑), Bangui (↗), Mbaïki (→), Impfondo (↘)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

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History

1940.05.28: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Berbérati / Berberaten(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Foumban and Apostolic Vicariate of Oubangui Chari)
1947.01.09: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Fort-Lamy
1952.03.13: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Berbérati / Berberaten(sis) (Latin)
1955.09.14: Promoted as Diocese of Berbérati / Berberaten(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Bangui)
1959.02.09: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Bossangoa
1978.02.27: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Bouar

Present Prelates

Bishop (2012.05.14 – ...):

Bishop Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A. (61)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Berbérati (Roman Rite)

Bishop Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A. (61)
(2012.05.14 – ...)

Bishop of Berbérati (Central African Republic)

Born:	1964.10.09 (Kadjebi-Akan, Ghana)
Ordained Priest:	1997.07.12
Consecrated Bishop:	2012.07.22

Bishop of Berbérati (Central African Republic) (2012.05.14 – ...)

Bishop Agostino Giuseppe Delfino, O.F.M. Cap.
(1991.06.17 – 2010.06.17)

Au-dessus de la charité est l’amour

Born:	1935.06.17 (Arenzano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1959.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1991.10.27
Died:	2020.10.18 (Savona, Italy † 85)

Bishop of Berbérati (Central African Republic) (1991.06.17 – 2010.06.17)

Bishop Jérôme-Michel-Francis Martin, O.F.M. Cap.
(1987.10.03 – 1991.06.17)

Born:	1941.06.10 (La Chapelle, France)
Ordained Priest:	1967.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1988.01.24
Died:	2009.12.04 († 68)

Bishop of Berbérati (Central African Republic) (1987.10.03 – 1991.06.17)

Bishop Alphonse-Célestin-Basile Baud, O.F.M. Cap.
(1955.09.14 – 1979.06.02)

Born:	1908.10.08 (Bellevaux, France)
Ordained Priest:	1934.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1954.06.24
Died:	1981.04.19 (Cran-Mosinges, France † 72)

Titular Bishop of Risinium (1954.04.10 – 1955.09.14)

Vicar Apostolic of Berbérati (Central African Republic) (1954.04.10 – 1955.09.14)

Bishop of Berbérati (Central African Republic) (1955.09.14 – 1979.06.02)

Vicars Apostolic of Berbérati (Roman Rite)

Bishop Alphonse-Célestin-Basile Baud, O.F.M. Cap.
(1954.04.10 – 1955.09.14)

(see above)

Prefects Apostolic of Berbérati (Roman Rite)

Fr. Pietro Alcantara da Habas, O.F.M. Cap.
(1941.03.28 – 1952)

Died:

1952

Prefect Apostolic of Berbérati (Central African Republic) (1941.03.28 – 1952)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur, Berbérati, Haute-Sangha
Former Cathedral: Ancienne cathédrale Sainte-Anne, Berbérati, Haute-Sangha

Yokadouma (↙), Batouri (←), Bertoua (←), Bouar (↑), Bangui (↗), Mbaïki (→), Impfondo (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 44,000 km²

Population: 257,800 Catholics (48.3% of 534,190 total)

Pastoral Centres: 20 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 37 priests (28 diocesan, 9 religious), 22 religious (11 brothers, 11 sisters), 11 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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