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Cameroon

Seniority by Bishop Ordination


Ordained
Bishop
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
8 Dec 1982 Archbishop Cornelius Fontem EsuaArchbishop Emeritus of Bamenda
13 Mar 1983 Archbishop Antoine NtalouArchbishop Emeritus of Garoua
16 Jun 1985 Santos Cardinal Abril y CastellóArchpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
26 Apr 1987 Archbishop Simon-Victor Tonyé BakotArchbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé
25 Mar 1993 Bishop Emmanuel BushuBishop Emeritus of Buéa
4 Jul 1993 Bishop Jean-Bosco NtepBishop of Edéa
10 Jun 1995 Bishop Dieudonné WatioBishop Emeritus of Bafoussam
20 Apr 1997 Bishop Jan OzgaBishop of Doumé-Abong’ Mbang
21 Apr 1999 Bishop Francis Teke LysingeBishop Emeritus of Mamfe
18 Sep 1999 Archbishop Joseph Atanga, S.J.Archbishop of Bertoua
18 Feb 2001 Archbishop Samuel KledaArchbishop of Douala
5 Oct 2003 Archbishop Eliseo Antonio AriottiApostolic Nuncio
Most Junior
1 Mar 2025 Bishop Justin Georges EbengueBishop of Yokadouma
5 May 2022 Bishop Aloysius Fondong AbangaloBishop of Mamfe
17 Apr 2021 Bishop Jerome FeudjioBishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA
8 Jan 2021 Bishop François Achille EyabiBishop of Eséka
7 Jul 2018 Bishop Marcellin-Marie NdabnyembBishop of Batouri
19 Mar 2018 Archbishop José Avelino BettencourtApostolic Nuncio to Cameroun
5 Jul 2017 Bishop Paul Lontsié-KeunéBishop of Bafoussam
25 Mar 2017 Bishop Michael Miabesue BibiBishop of Buéa
18 Feb 2017 Bishop Joseph-Marie Ndi-OkallaBishop of Mbalmayo
7 Jan 2017 Bishop Emmanuel Dassi Youfang, Comm. l'Emm.Bishop of Bafia
8 Dec 2016 Bishop Philippe Alain MbargaBishop of Ebolowa
30 Apr 2016 Bishop Emmanuel AbboBishop of Ngaoundéré

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