Diocese of Eséka
| Diocese of Eséka | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cameroon |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Douala |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1993 |
| surface | 6,500 km² |
| Parishes | 34 (31.12.2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 216,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 125,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 57.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 49 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,500 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 1 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 25 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Notre Dame de Fatima |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Eséka ( lat. : Dioecesis Esekanensis ) is in Cameroon situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Eséka .
history
The diocese Eséka was established on March 22, 1993 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Pro gravissimo from cessions of territory from the Archdiocese of Douala and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Eséka
- Jean-Bosco Ntep , 1993–2004, then Bishop of Edéa
-
Dieudonné Bogmis , 2004–2018
- Sedis vacancy since August 25, 2018
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Pro gravissimo , AAS 85 (1993), n.6, p. 472f.