Diocese of Buéa
| Diocese of Buéa | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cameroon |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bamenda |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Apostolic Administrator | Michael Miabesue Bibi |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Emmanuel Bushu |
| founding | 1923 |
| surface | 2,093 km² |
| Parishes | 19 (03/15/2016) |
| Residents | 557,854 (03/15/2016) |
| Catholics | 203,617 (03/15/2016) |
| proportion of | 36.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 56 (03/15/2016) |
| Religious priest | 10 (03/15/2016) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,085 |
| Religious sisters | 112 (03/15/2016) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Regina Pacis |
| Website | http://dioceseofbuea.org/ |
The diocese Buéa ( lat. : Dioecesis Bueaensis ) is in Cameroon situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Buéa .
history
Pope Pius XI founded the Apostolic Prefecture Buéa on June 12, 1923 out of territory from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroon . On March 15, 1939, she was raised to the rank of Vicariate Apostolic .
With the Apostolic Constitution Laeto accepimus she was raised to the rank of diocese on April 18, 1950, which was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Onitsha as a suffragan . Later it became part of the new ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Yaoundé . On March 18, 1982 it became part of the new ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Bamenda .
It lost parts of its territory in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:
- July 14, 1950 to the Apostolic Prefecture of Yola ;
- August 13, 1970 to the diocese of Bamenda ;
- February 9, 1999 to the diocese of Mamfe ;
- March 15, 2016 to the diocese of Kumba .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Buéa
- John William Campling MHM (August 6, 1923– May 13, 1925, then Vicar Apostolic of the Obernils )
- Peter Rogan MHM (June 26, 1925 - March 15, 1939)
Vicar Apostolic of Buéa
- Peter Rogan MHM (March 15, 1939 - April 18, 1950)
Bishops of Buéa
- Peter Rogan MHM (April 18, 1950 - August 18, 1961)
- Julius Joseph Willem Peeters MHM (June 4, 1962 - January 29, 1973)
- Pius Suh Awa (January 29, 1973 - November 30, 2006)
-
Emmanuel Bushu (November 30, 2006 - December 28, 2019)
- Sedis vacancy since December 28, 2019
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1950 | 52,240 | 465,600 | 11.2 | 54 | 1 | 53 | 967 | 15th | 22nd | ||
| 1956 | 73.219 | 742,959 | 9.9 | 60 | 1 | 59 | 1,220 | 2 | 23 | 23 | |
| 1970 | 180.356 | 1,200,000 | 15.0 | 103 | 17th | 86 | 1,751 | 113 | 112 | 42 | |
| 1980 | 128,000 | 634,600 | 20.2 | 44 | 12 | 32 | 2,909 | 43 | 49 | 19th | |
| 1990 | 177,700 | 765,000 | 23.2 | 56 | 30th | 26th | 3,173 | 35 | 77 | 21st | |
| 1999 | 187,000 | 875,000 | 21.4 | 42 | 25th | 17th | 4,452 | 23 | 52 | 16 | |
| 2000 | 176,709 | 833,545 | 21.2 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 5,197 | 17th | 17th | ||
| 2001 | 176,709 | 833,545 | 21.2 | 37 | 30th | 7th | 4,775 | 14th | 17th | ||
| 2002 | 176,709 | 833,545 | 21.2 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 3,926 | 11 | 17th | ||
| 2003 | 274.024 | 922,536 | 29.7 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 5,480 | 17th | 17th | ||
| 2004 | 289,542 | 950,000 | 30.5 | 57 | 49 | 8th | 5,079 | 16 | 70 | 19th | |
| 2006 | 302.223 | 974,000 | 31.0 | 72 | 58 | 14th | 4,197 | 27 | 65 | 22nd | |
| 2015 | 409.108 | 1,120,000 | 36.5 | 107 | 92 | 15th | 3.823 | 156 | 35 | ||
| 2016 | 557.854 | 203,617 | 36.5 | 66 | 56 | 10 | 3,085 | 112 | 19th | ||
See also
Web links
- Entry for Diocese of Buéa on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Diocese of Buéa on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b erezione della diocesi di Kumba (Camerun) e del primo Vescovo nouns. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 15, 2016, accessed March 15, 2016 (Italian).