Diocese of Bafoussam
| Diocese of Bafoussam | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cameroon |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Douala |
| Diocesan bishop | Dieudonné Watio |
| founding | 1970 |
| surface | 13,000 km² |
| Parishes | 91 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 2,419,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 314,300 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 13% |
| Diocesan priest | 114 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 35 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,109 |
| Friars | 127 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 219 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Joseph |
The Diocese of Bafoussam ( lat. : Dioecesis Bafussamensis ) is in Cameroon situated Roman Catholic Diocese with headquarters in Bafoussam .
history
The diocese of Bafoussam was on February 5, 1970 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Munus Apostolicum from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Nkongsamba and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Yaoundé as a suffragan . On March 11, 1982, the diocese of Bafoussam was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Douala as a suffragan.
Bishops of Bafoussam
- Denis Ngande , 1970-1978
- André Wouking , 1979–1998, then Archbishop of Yaoundé
- Joseph Atanga SJ , 1999–2009, then Archbishop of Bertoua
- Dieudonné Watio , since 2011
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Munus Apostolicum , AAS 62 (1970), n.11, pp. 758f.