Diocese of Nkongsamba
| Diocese of Nkongsamba | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cameroon |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Douala |
| Diocesan bishop | Dieudonné Espoir Atangana |
| founding | 1914 |
| surface | 3,723 km² |
| Parishes | 71 (May 26, 2012 / AP2012 ) |
| Residents | 707.716 (May 26, 2012 / AP2012 ) |
| Catholics | 192,547 (May 26, 2012 / AP2012 ) |
| proportion of | 27.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 64 (May 26, 2012 / AP2012 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (May 26, 2012 / AP2012 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,602 |
| Friars | 40 (May 26, 2012 / AP2012 ) |
| Religious sisters | 56 (May 26, 2012 / AP2012 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale de l'Immaculée Conception |
The Diocese of Nkongsamba ( lat. : Dioecesis Nkongsambensis ) is in Cameroon situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Nkongsamba .
history
Pope Pius X. founded the Apostolic Prefecture Adamaua on April 28, 1914 from cessions of territory from the Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum . On June 11, 1923, it took the name, Foumban Apostolic Prefecture . With the Bull Quo apostolicae she was raised to the rank of Apostolic Vicariate on May 28, 1934 .
With the Apostolic Constitution Dum tantis she was raised on September 14, 1955 to the rank of diocese, which was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Yaoundé as a suffragan . On March 18, 1982 it became part of the new ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Douala .
It lost parts of its territory in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:
- May 28, 1940 to the Apostolic Prefecture of Berbérati ;
- April 28, 1942 to Niamey Apostolic Prefecture ;
- January 9, 1947 to Garoua Apostolic Prefecture ;
- January 9, 1947 to the Apostolic Prefecture of Fort-Lamy ;
- February 5, 1970 to the Diocese of Bafoussam ;
- May 26, 2012 to the Diocese of Bafang .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Adamaua
- Gerhard Lennartz SCI (April 29, 1914-1919)
- Joseph Donatien Plissonneau SCI (February 7, 1920 - June 11, 1923)
Apostolic Prefect of Foumban
- Joseph Donatien Plissonneau SCI (June 11, 1923–1930)
- Paul Bouque SCI (October 28, 1930 - May 28, 1934)
Vicar Apostolic of Foumban
- Paul Bouque SCI (May 28, 1934 - September 14, 1955)
Bishops of Nkongsamba
- Paul Bouque SCI (September 14, 1955 - June 16, 1964)
- Albert Ndongmo (June 16, 1964 - January 29, 1973)
- Thomas Nkuissi (November 15, 1978 - November 21, 1992)
- Dieudonné Watio (April 1, 1995 - March 5, 2011, then Bishop of Bafoussam )
- Dieudonné Espoir Atangana (since May 26, 2012)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1970 | 104,882 | 508,000 | 20.6 | 45 | 21st | 24 | 2,330 | 52 | 58 | 27 | |
| 1980 | 182.292 | 365,000 | 49.9 | 42 | 24 | 18th | 4,340 | 37 | 38 | 33 | |
| 1990 | 270,650 | 663,500 | 40.8 | 52 | 43 | 9 | 5,204 | 20th | 47 | 50 | |
| 1999 | 315,000 | 896.115 | 35.2 | 68 | 60 | 8th | 4,632 | 28 | 47 | 40 | |
| 2000 | 315,000 | 896.115 | 35.2 | 74 | 65 | 9 | 4,256 | 29 | 47 | 40 | |
| 2001 | 316.632 | 897.908 | 35.3 | 76 | 65 | 11 | 4.166 | 14th | 15th | 40 | |
| 2002 | 319.170 | 908.867 | 35.1 | 78 | 65 | 13 | 4,091 | 16 | 24 | 56 | |
| 2003 | 310.817 | 994.833 | 31.2 | 79 | 69 | 10 | 3,934 | 15th | 53 | 51 | |
| 2004 | 319,549 | 667.268 | 47.9 | 75 | 66 | 9 | 4,260 | 15th | 51 | 52 | |