Ebolova diocese
Ebolova diocese | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Cameroon |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Yaoundé |
Diocesan bishop | Philippe Alain Mbarga |
founding | 1991 |
surface | 9,970 km² |
Parishes | 20 (2008) |
Residents | 224,028 (2008) |
Catholics | 110,913 (2008) |
proportion of | 49.5% |
Diocesan priest | 33 (2008) |
Religious priest | 5 (2008) |
Catholics per priest | 2,919 |
Permanent deacons | 3 (2008) |
Friars | 5 (2008) |
Religious sisters | 22 (2008) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language |
French English |
cathedral | Cathédrale Sainte-Anne and Saint-Joachim |
The Diocese of Ebolowa ( Latin : Dioecesis Ebolouanus ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Cameroon .
The Diocese of Ebolowa is assigned to the Archdiocese of Yaoundé as a suffragan and is located in the south of the country on the border with Equatorial Guinea and Gabon .
On June 19, 2008, the Kribi diocese was detached from the previous Ebolowa-Kribi diocese.
Web links
- Entry for the Ebolova diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Interview with Bishop Adalbert Ndzana December 18, 2007