Diocese of Edéa
| Diocese of Edéa | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cameroon |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Douala |
| Diocesan bishop | Jean-Bosco Ntep |
| Vicar General | Gabriel Anda Toko |
| founding | 1993 |
| surface | 10,500 km² |
| Parishes | 35 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 255,815 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 147,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 57.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 61 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,333 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 4 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 49 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
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The diocese of Edéa ( lat. : Dioecesis Edeanus ) is in Cameroon situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Edéa .
history
The Diocese of Edéa was established on March 2, 1993 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Quo aptius from cessions of territory from the Archdiocese of Douala and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Edéa
- Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot , 1993–2003, then Archbishop of Yaoundé
- Jean-Bosco Ntep , since 2004
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Quo aptius , AAS 85 (1993), n.6, p. 471f.