Diocese of Kribi
| Diocese of Kribi | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cameroon |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Yaoundé |
| Diocesan bishop | Damase Zinga Atangana |
| founding | 1991 |
| surface | 11,208 km² |
| Parishes | 33 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 160,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 76,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 47.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 31 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,235 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 6 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 16 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Joseph |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kribi ( lat. : Dioecesis Kribensis ) is in Cameroon situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Kribi .
history
The diocese Kribi was on June 19, 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI. with the Apostolic Constitution Cum ad aeternam established by the division of the Diocese of Ebolowa-Kribi and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Yaoundé as a suffragan . The first bishop was Joseph Befe Ateba , who died in June 2014.
Bishops
- Joseph Befe Ateba , June 19, 2008–4. June 2014
- Damase Zinga Atangana , since November 7, 2015
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Benedictus XVI: Const. Apost. Cum ad aeternam , AAS 100 (2008), n.9, p. 588f.
- ↑ Mgr Joseph Befe Ateba est décédé ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Journal Du Cameroun , June 4, 2014
