Diocese of

Maroua–Mokolo

Cameroon

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Maroua–Mokolo / Maruan(us)–Mokolen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Garoua

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Website:

Celebrations

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History

1968.03.11: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Maroua–Mokolo / Maruan(us)–Mokolen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Garoua)
1973.01.29: Promoted as Diocese of Maroua–Mokolo / Maruan(us)–Mokolen(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Yaoundé)
1982.03.18: Became suffragan of Garoua

Present Prelates

Bishop (2014.04.05 – ...):

Bishop Bruno Ateba Edo, S.A.C. (60)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Maroua–Mokolo (Roman Rite)

Bishop Bruno Ateba Edo, S.A.C. (60)
(2014.04.05 – ...)

Bishop of Maroua–Mokolo (Cameroon)

Caritas Christi urget nos

Born:	1964.11.20 (Zoetelé, Cameroon)
Ordained Priest:	1995.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2014.05.17

Bishop of Maroua–Mokolo (Cameroon) (2014.04.05 – ...)

Bishop Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens, P.F.E.
(1994.11.11 – 2014.04.05)

Sans fin Seigneur, je chanterai ton amour

Born:	1937.03.30 (Quaregnon, Belgium)
Ordained Priest:	1980.07.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.01.15
Died:	2021.12.07 (Nyons, France † 84)

Bishop of Maroua–Mokolo (Cameroon) (1994.11.11 – 2014.04.05)

Bishop Jacques Joseph François de Bernon, O.M.I.
(1973.01.29 – 1994.09.22)

Born:	1927.07.13 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1952.07.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1973.07.01
Died:	1994.09.22 († 67)

Prefect Apostolic of Maroua–Mokolo (Cameroon) (1968.03.11 – 1973.01.29)

Bishop of Maroua–Mokolo (Cameroon) (1973.01.29 – 1994.09.22)

Prefects Apostolic of Maroua–Mokolo (Roman Rite)

Fr. Jacques Joseph François de Bernon, O.M.I. (later Bishop)
(1968.03.11 – 1973.01.29)

(see above)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption, Maroua, Far North
Future Cathedral: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption, Maroua, Far North

Garoua (↙), Bauchi (←), Maiduguri (↑), Yagoua (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 14,332 km²

Population: 100,400 Catholics (4.5% of 2,207,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 49 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 87 priests (50 diocesan, 37 religious), 15 deacons, 127 religious (49 brothers, 78 sisters), 43 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2025.01.03

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