Diocese of Ngaoundéré
| Diocese of Ngaoundéré | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cameroon |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Garoua |
| Diocesan bishop | Emmanuel Abbo |
| founding | 1982 |
| surface | 64,930 km² |
| Parishes | 22 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 700,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 38,455 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 5.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 16 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 9 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,538 |
| Friars | 10 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 48 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Apôtres |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngaoundéré ( lat. : Dioecesis Ngaunderensis ) is in Cameroon situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Ngaoundere .
history
The diocese Ngaoundéré was established on November 19, 1982 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Qui in beatissimi from cession of territory to the Archdiocese of Garoua and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Ngaoundéré
- Jean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier OMI , 1982-2000
- Joseph Djida OMI, 2000-2015
- Emmanuel Abbo , since 2016