Diocese of Mamfe
| Diocese of Mamfe | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cameroon |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bamenda |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Francis Teke Lysinge |
| founding | 1999 |
| surface | 10,500 km² |
| Parishes | 27 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 347,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 145,300 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 41.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 55 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,382 |
| Friars | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 43 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Joseph |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mamfe ( lat. : Dioecesis Mamfensis ) is in Cameroon situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Mamfe .
history
The diocese of Mamfe was established on February 9, 1999 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Alacrem sane curam from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Buéa and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Bamenda as a suffragan .
Bishops of Mamfe
- Francis Teke Lysinge , 1999-2014
- Andrew Nkea Fuanya , 2014–2019, then Archbishop of Bamenda
- Sedis vacancy , since 2019
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Alacrem sane curam , AAS 91 (1999), n.5 , p. 413.