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Diocese of Obala

Dioecesis Obalana



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3 July 1987
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Yaoundé
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Cameroon
  • Square Kilometers: 14,849 (5,735 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://dioceseobala.net/
  • Mailing Address: Évêché, B.P. 24, Obala, Lekie, Cameroun
  • Telephone: 242.18.43.62

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3 July 1987ErectedArchdiocese of Yaoundé (Lekié and Haute-Sanaga) Diocese of Obala (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1990270,123346,00078.1%2317406,753817033ap1991
1999229,410450,00051.0%358435,335145244ap2000
2000295,000450,00065.6%438515,784145947ap2001
2001350,000600,00058.3%448526,730145947ap2002
2002350,000600,00058.3%4711586,034186250ap2003
2003360,834600,00060.1%489576,330406250ap2004
2004342,258614,85855.7%5813714,8201336750ap2005
2013417,567815,53551.2%82261083,8662059159ap2014
2016548,629846,12864.8%84241085,0791607460ap2017
2019525,000890,75058.9%106361423,6971799462ap2020
2021551,740936,11058.9%115361513,6531799462ap2022

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 79, Page 1,355, and Page 1,356

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