Diocese of Mbalmayo
| Diocese of Mbalmayo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cameroon |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Yaoundé |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Marie Ndi-Okalla |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Adalbert Ndzana |
| founding | 1961 |
| surface | 11,664 km² |
| Parishes | 64 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 305,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 183,865 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 60.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 53 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,918 |
| Friars | 18 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 31 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Rosaire |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbalmayo ( lat. : Dioecesis Mbalmayoensis ) is in Cameroon situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Mbalmayo .
history
The diocese of Mbalmayo was founded on June 24, 1961 by Pope John XXIII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Quemadmodum ex arbor from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Yaoundé and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Mbalmayo
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- Paul Etoga , 1961-1987
- Adalbert Ndzana , 1987-2016
- Joseph Marie Ndi-Okalla , since 2016
See also
Web links
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