Diocese of

Bafang

Cameroon Cameroon

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Bafang / Bafangen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Douala

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2012.05.26 – ...):Bishop Abraham Boualo Kome (55)Bishop Abraham Boualo Kome (55)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Bafang (Roman Rite)

Bishop Abraham Boualo Kome (55)Bishop Abraham Boualo Kome (55)
(2012.05.26 – ...)

Bishop of Bafang (Cameroon)

Lucem et pax

Born:1969.07.02 (Loum-ville, Cameroon)
Ordained Priest:1999.12.11
Consecrated Bishop:2012.07.15

Priest of Nkongsamba (Cameroon) (1999.12.11 – 2012.05.26)

Bishop of Bafang (Cameroon) (2012.05.26 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Bafia (Cameroon) (2017.06.06 – 2020.05.13)

President of National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (2019.05.03 – 2022.04.30)

Special Churches

Nkongsamba (↙), Mamfe (↖), Bafoussam (↗), Bafia (↘), Douala (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 7,229 kmÂČ

Population: 165,400 Catholics (41.6% of 398,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 41 parishes, 95 missions

Personnel: 50 priests (diocesan), 6 religious (6 sisters), 32 seminarians

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Last updated on 2025.01.03

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