Cameroon

Seniority by Priestly Ordination

Ordained Priest	Years	Name	Current Title
Most Senior
3 Jul 1955		Bishop Athanase Bala, C.S.Sp.	Bishop Emeritus of Bafia
3 Aug 1958		Archbishop Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M.	Archbishop Emeritus of Bertoua
19 Mar 1960		Santos Cardinal Abril y Castelló	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}, Roman Curia
27 May 1961		Archbishop Félix del Blanco Prieto	Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities, Roman Curia
21 Dec 1961		Bishop Pius Suh Awa	Bishop Emeritus of Buéa
22 Jul 1962		Bishop Jérôme Owono-Mimboe	Bishop Emeritus of Obala
17 May 1964		Bishop Eugeniusz Juretzko, O.M.I.	Bishop of Yokadouma
27 Mar 1966		Bishop Gabriel Simo	Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam
17 Apr 1966		Bishop Francis Teke Lysinge	Bishop of Mamfe
17 Apr 1966		Christian Wiyghan Cardinal Tumi	Archbishop Emeritus of Douala
15 Aug 1969		Bishop Adalbert Ndzana	Bishop of Mbalmayo
8 Feb 1970		Archbishop Antoine Ntalou	Archbishop of Garoua
Most Junior
11 Dec 1999		Bishop Abraham Boualo Kome	Bishop of Bafang
8 Nov 1997		Bishop Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo	Bishop of Yagoua
26 Jul 1997		Bishop Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo, C.I.C.M.	Bishop of Batouri
12 Feb 1994		Bishop Sosthène Léopold Bayemi Matjei	Bishop of Obala
2 May 1992		Archbishop Brian Udaigwe	Apostolic Nuncio to Benin
15 Jun 1991		Bishop Christophe Zoa	Bishop of Sangmélima
22 Mar 1991		Bishop Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda
11 Jul 1987		Archbishop Joseph Atanga, S.J.	Archbishop of Bertoua
20 Jun 1987		Bishop Jean-Marie Benoît Balla	Bishop of Bafia
20 Jun 1987		Bishop Joseph Befe Ateba	Bishop of Kribi
21 Jun 1986		Bishop Dieudonné Espoir Atangana	Bishop of Nkongsamba
9 Mar 1986		Archbishop Samuel Kleda	Archbishop of Douala

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