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Diocese of Bafoussam

Dioecesis Bafussamensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Paul Lontsié-Keuné, Bishop
  • Dieudonné Watio, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5 February 1970
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Douala
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Cameroon
  • Square Kilometers: 13,000 (5,021 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 263, Bafoussam, Cameroun
  • Telephone: 699.00.31.39

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
5 February 1970ErectedDiocese of Nkongsamba (Bamoun, Mifì, Baboutos, Menoua, and Ndé) Diocese of Bafoussam (erected)
18 March 1982Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Bafoussam (from Yaoundé)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1980156,500921,00017.0%1921403,912267626ap1981
1990233,0001,164,00020.0%3520554,236238427ap1991
1999262,0351,590,70016.5%5824823,195319741ap2000
2000266,2001,610,00016.5%6325883,0254111941ap2001
2001269,0001,629,00016.5%6924932,892706950ap2002
2002300,0001,600,00018.8%7321943,1915314651ap2003
2003300,0001,600,00018.8%7424983,0616614751ap2004
2004300,0001,800,00016.7%78251032,9128214163ap2005
2006310,8001,864,00016.7%83261092,8516217067ap2007
2012291,0002,249,00012.9%97341312,2217919579ap2013
2015314,3002,419,00013.0%114351492,10912721991ap2016
2018306,2452,103,68014.6%114331472,0838419594ap2019
2020301,7702,074,81314.5%121391601,8867921495ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 758, and Page 759
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 74, Page 666, and Page 667

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