Edouard Mathos (June 28, 1948 – April 28, 2017) was a

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bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1977, Mathos served as auxiliary of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bossangoa The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bossangoa ( la, Bossangoën(sis)) is a diocese in Bossangoa in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic. History * February 9, 1959: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bossangoa fr ...

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from 1987 to 1991. He then served as auxiliary bishop of

Bangui Bangui () (or Bangî in Sango, formerly written Bangi in English) 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 ...

from 1991 to 2004. Mathos then served as bishop of the Diocese of

Bambari Bambari is a town in the Central African Republic, lying on the Ouaka River. It has a population of 41,356 (2003 census) and is the capital of Ouaka prefecture. Bambari is an important market town and is home to Bambari Airport, and the Ro ...

from 2004 until his death in 2017.Diocese of Bambari
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1948 births 2017 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Central African Republic 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Central African Republic Roman Catholic bishops of Bossangoa Roman Catholic bishops of Bangui Roman Catholic bishops of Bambari {{Africa-RC-bishop-stub