Batouri diocese
| Batouri diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cameroon |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bertoua |
| Diocesan bishop | Marcellin-Marie Ndabnyemb |
| founding | 1994 |
| surface | 15,981 km² |
| Parishes | 14 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 215,000 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 46,899 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 21.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 22 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,675 |
| Friars | 6 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 55 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Notre-Dame |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Batouri ( lat. : Dioecesis Baturiensis ) is in Cameroon situated Roman Catholic Diocese with headquarters in Batouri .
history
The diocese of Batouri was established on February 3, 1994 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Quo aptius from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Bertoua and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Yaoundé as a suffragan . On November 11, 1994, the Batouri diocese was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Bertoua as a suffragan.
Bishops of Batouri
- Roger Pirenne CICM , 1994–1999, then Archbishop of Bertoua
- Samuel Kleda , 2000–2007, then coadjutor archbishop of Douala
- Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo CICM, 2009–2016, then Archbishop of Garoua
- Marcellin-Marie Ndabnyemb , since 2018
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Quo aptius , AAS 86 (1994), n.6, p. 472f.