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Archdiocese of Bertoua

Archidioecesis Bertuana



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Bishop(s)

  • Joseph Atanga, S.J., Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Bertoua
17 March 1983ErectedDiocese of Doumé (Lom-et-Djerem, Kadey, Boumba-et-Ngoko, and Haut-Nyong) Diocese of Bertoua (erected)
20 May 1991Territory LostDiocese of Bertoua (Yokadouma) Diocese of Yokadouma (erected)
3 February 1994Territory LostDiocese of Bertoua (Département de Kadei) Diocese of Batouri (erected)
Archdiocese of Bertoua
11 November 1994ElevatedDiocese of Bertoua Archdiocese of Bertoua

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Bertoua
199076,850352,50021.8%1319322,401366217ap1991
Archdiocese of Bertoua
199971,463225,13531.7%1412262,748224314ap2000
200082,724234,97535.2%149233,596194014ap2001
200182,900245,15033.8%1412263,188224715ap2002
200283,525254,27532.8%149233,631204717ap2003
200385,278284,67830.0%258332,584255918ap2004
2004101,154308,87532.7%259342,975244319ap2005
2006121,204314,00038.6%3212442,754296518ap2007
2012129,000345,00037.4%609691,869196537ap2013
201583,000350,00023.7%6710771,077225039ap2016
2018224,000372,00060.2%776832,6986214548ap2019
2020234,800390,12060.2%916972,4206214548ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Bertoua
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 75, Page 600, and Page 601
  • Archdiocese of Bertoua
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 337, and Page 338

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