Archdiocese of Douala

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Archdiocese of Douala
Basic data
Country Cameroon
Diocesan bishop Samuel Kleda
Emeritus diocesan bishop Christian Wiyghan Cardinal Tumi
founding 1931
surface 1,200 km²
Parishes 38 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 )
Residents 2,591,000 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 )
Catholics 552,314 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 )
proportion of 21.3%
Diocesan priest 109 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 )
Religious priest 53 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 )
Catholics per priest 3,409
Friars 97 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 )
Religious sisters 332 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language French
English
cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul
Suffragan dioceses Diocese of Bafang
Diocese of Bafoussam
Diocese of Edéa
Diocese of Eséka
Diocese of Nkongsamba
Douala Cathedral

The Archdiocese of Douala ( Latin Archidioecesis Dualaensis ) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese based in Douala in Cameroon .

history

Pope Pius XI founded the Apostolic Prefecture of Douala with the Breve Apostolicum munus on March 31, 1931 from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroon . On May 27, 1932, she was elevated to the rank of Apostolic Vicariate with the Bull Ut praefecturae .

With the bull Dum tantis on April 18, 1950, it was raised to the rank of diocese, which was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Yaoundé as a suffragan diocese. With the Apostolic Constitution Eo magis catholica on March 18, 1982 it was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan Archdiocese.

It lost parts of its territory in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefect of Douala

Vicars Apostolic of Douala

  • Mathurin-Marie Le Maillard CSSp (May 27, 1932 - December 17, 1945)
  • Pierre Bonneau CSSp (December 12, 1946 - September 14, 1955)

Bishops of Douala

Archbishops of Douala

statistics

year population priest Permanent
deacons 		Religious Parishes
Catholics Residents % Total number Diocesan priest Religious priest Catholics per priest male Female
1950 153,793 400,000 38.4 77 25th 52 1.997 44
1969 177,800 421,400 42.2 145 97 48 1,226 7th 95 101 34
1980 521.860 1,200,000 43.5 106 64 42 4,923 15th 84 172 45
1990 810,000 1,920,000 42.2 100 75 25th 8,100 14th 46 120 64
1999 494.040 1,950,000 25.3 96 59 37 5,146 3 62 161 27
2000 500.112 1,900,000 26.3 105 72 33 4,762 2 57 160 27
2001 506.132 1,900,000 26.6 98 69 29 5,164 2 52 159 28
2002 515,897 2,000,000 25.8 112 82 30th 4,606 2 79 158 30th
2003 522.939 2,500,000 20.9 115 84 31 4,547 1 48 173 33
2004 530.357 2,500,000 21.2 134 92 42 3,957 1 63 190 33
2006 552.314 2,591,000 21.3 162 109 53 3,409 97 332 38

See also

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