Continent: Eastern and Central Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese
Name: Bamenda / Bamendan(us) (Latin)
Suffragan Sees: Buéa, Kumba, Kumbo, Mamfe
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
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Metropolitan Archbishop (2019.12.30 – ...): | Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya (59) President of National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon |
Metropolitan Archbishops of Bamenda (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya (59) Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamenda (Cameroon) In Spiritu et veritate / Comme quelqu’un qui sert
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Archbishop Cornelius Fontem Esua (81) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bamenda (Cameroon)
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Archbishop Paul Verdzekov
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Bishops of Bamenda (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Paul Verdzekov (later Archbishop) (see above) |
Area: 10,724 km²
Population: 616,515 Catholics (42.2% of 1,460,853 total)
Pastoral Centres: 57 parishes, 1 mission
Personnel: 168 priests (130 diocesan, 38 religious), 351 religious (131 brothers, 220 sisters), 113 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.29
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