Roman Catholic Church in Cameroon
The Roman Catholic Church in Cameroon is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church .
history
Cameroon became a German colony in 1884 . In 1890 the Catholic Pallottine Mission began in Cameroon . Pope Leo XIII. In the same year established the Apostolic Prefecture of Cameroon, which was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate in 1904 . The German Pallotine missionary Heinrich Vieter SAC was apostolic prefect or vicar and consecrated bishop in Limburg an der Lahn in 1905 . His successor as Apostolic Vicar was Franziskus Hennemann SAC in 1914 . However, as a result of the First World War , all German missionaries were expelled from Cameroon in 1916. French Spiritans took over the French-speaking part of Cameroon in 1923, Mill Hill missionaries the English-speaking part as a mission area.
Pope John Paul II visited Cameroon in 1985 and 1995. Pope Benedict XVI. visited Cameroon and Angola in March 2009 .
church
In Cameroon, around 25% of the total population are members of the Catholic Church, i.e. 4.65 million Catholics. There are 24 dioceses and archdioceses united in the Episcopal Conference of Cameroon ( Conférence Episcopale Nationale du Cameroun , CENC). The CENC has been chaired by the Archbishop of Douala, Samuel Kleda , since 2013 .
The representative of the Holy See in Cameroon - the Apostolic Nuncio - has been Archbishop Julio Murat since March 2018 . In addition to Cameroon, his area of office also includes Equatorial Guinea .
The liturgical language is French (2/3) and English (1/3).
Ecclesiastical provinces and dioceses
- Archdiocese of Bamenda
- Archdiocese of Bertoua
- Archdiocese of Douala
- Archdiocese of Garoua
- Archdiocese of Yaoundé
See also
literature
- Heinrich Vieter, edited by Norbert Hannappel: Young people are our future. Chronicle of the Catholic Mission Cameroon 1890–1913, Volume 1.1 (original Vieters chronicle with historical photos and maps) . Pallotti-Verlag, Friedberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-87614-075-9 .
- Heinrich Vieter, edited by Norbert Hannappel: Young people are our future. Chronicle of the Catholic Mission Cameroon 1890–1913, Volume 1.2 (time-critical commentary, timetable and index and index of persons) . Pallotti-Verlag, Friedberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-87614-076-6 .
Web links
- Entry about the Catholic Church in Cameroon on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Catholic Church in Cameroon: Facts and Figures , Network Africa, accessed January 4, 2009
- Conference Episcopale Nationale du Cameroun (French / English)
- The history of the Catholic Church in Cameroon cannot be written without Pallottines from Germany
Individual evidence
- ^ "Pope visits Cameroon and Angola in March" ( Memento of December 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), Deutsche Welle , October 26, 2008
- ^ "Pope ends the Synod of Bishops -" Will travel to Africa in March "" , Vatican Radio , October 26, 2008
- ↑ Country information on Cameroon in the Foreign Office