Joachim N'Dayen

His Excellency

Joachim N'Dayen
Archbishop Emeritus of Bangui
Installed16 September 1970
Term ended26 July 2003
PredecessorJoseph Cucherousset
SuccessorPaulin Pomodimo
Previous post(s)Titular Archbishop of Culusi (1968–1970)
Orders
Ordination22 July 1961
Consecration5 January 1969
by Luigi Poggi
Personal details
Born(1934-12-22)22 December 1934
Died13 June 2023(2023-06-13) (aged 88)
Paris, France

Joachim N'Dayen (22 December 1934 – 13 June 2023) 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.[1]

N'Dayen died in Paris on 13 June 2023, at the age of 88.[2]