Ebolova diocese
| Ebolova diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| 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