Roman Catholic Church in Cameroon

Outline map of Cameroon

Yaoundé Cathedral Church

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
  • Diocese of Buéa
  • Diocese of Kumba
  • Diocese of Kumbo
  • Diocese of Mamfe
• Archdiocese of Bertoua
  • Batouri diocese
  • Diocese of Doumé-Abong 'Mbang
  • Yokadouma diocese
• Archdiocese of Douala
  • Bafang diocese
  • Diocese of Bafoussam
  • Diocese of Edéa
  • Diocese of Eséka
  • Diocese of Nkongsamba
• Archdiocese of Garoua
  • Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo
  • Diocese of Ngaoundéré
  • Diocese of Yagoua
• Archdiocese of Yaoundé
  • Diocese of Bafia
  • Ebolova diocese
  • Diocese of Kribi
  • Diocese of Mbalmayo
  • Diocese of Obala
  • Diocese of Sangmélima

See also

• Particular church
• Christianity in Africa
• List of Roman Catholic Dioceses

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

1. ^ "Pope visits Cameroon and Angola in March" ( Memento of December 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), Deutsche Welle , October 26, 2008
2. ^ "Pope ends the Synod of Bishops -" Will travel to Africa in March "" , Vatican Radio , October 26, 2008
3. ↑ Country information on Cameroon in the Foreign Office