Diocese of Kumba
Diocese of Kumba | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Cameroon |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bamenda |
Diocesan bishop | Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon |
surface | 11,431 km² |
Parishes | 16 (03/15/2016) |
Residents | 562,988 (03/15/2016) |
Catholics | 205,491 (03/15/2016) |
proportion of | 36.5% |
Diocesan priest | 36 (03/15/2016) |
Religious priest | 5 (03/15/2016) |
Catholics per priest | 5.012 |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language |
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The diocese Kumba ( lat. : Dioecesis Kumbanus ) is in Cameroon situated Roman Catholic diocese .
history
Pope Francis founded the diocese on March 15, 2016 from cession of territory by the diocese of Buéa and subordinated it to the archdiocese of Bamenda as a suffragan . On the same date, he appointed the previous auxiliary bishop in Bamenda, Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon, as the first bishop .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b erezione della diocesi di Kumba (Camerun) e del primo Vescovo nouns. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 15, 2016, accessed March 15, 2016 (Italian).