Bishop(s)
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Adamaua | |||
28 April 1914 | Erected | Prefecture Apostolic of Adamaua (erected) | |
11 June 1923 | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Adamaua | |
Prefecture Apostolic of Foumban | |||
11 June 1923 | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Adamaua | Prefecture Apostolic of Foumban |
Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban | |||
28 May 1934 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Foumban | Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban |
28 May 1940 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban
Vicariate Apostolic of Oubangui Chari | Prefecture Apostolic of Berbérati (erected) |
28 April 1942 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Dahomey
Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara Prefecture Apostolic of Jos Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna Vicariate Apostolic of Khartoum Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou | Prefecture Apostolic of Niamey (erected) |
9 January 1947 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban | Prefecture Apostolic of Garoua (erected) |
9 January 1947 | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Berbérati
Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban Vicariate Apostolic of Khartoum | Prefecture Apostolic of Fort-Lamy (erected) |
Diocese of Nkongsamba | |||
14 September 1955 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban | Diocese of Nkongsamba |
5 February 1970 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nkongsamba | Diocese of Bafoussam (erected) |
26 May 2012 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nkongsamba | Diocese of Bafang (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Diocese of Nkongsamba | ||||||||||||
1970 | 104,882 | 508,000 | 20.6% | 21 | 24 | 45 | 2,330 | 52 | 58 | 27 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 182,292 | 365,000 | 49.9% | 24 | 18 | 42 | 4,340 | 37 | 38 | 33 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 270,650 | 663,500 | 40.8% | 43 | 9 | 52 | 5,204 | 20 | 47 | 50 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 315,000 | 896,115 | 35.2% | 60 | 8 | 68 | 4,632 | 28 | 47 | 40 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 315,000 | 896,115 | 35.2% | 65 | 9 | 74 | 4,256 | 29 | 47 | 40 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 316,632 | 897,908 | 35.3% | 65 | 11 | 76 | 4,166 | 14 | 15 | 40 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 319,170 | 908,867 | 35.1% | 65 | 13 | 78 | 4,091 | 16 | 24 | 56 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 310,817 | 994,833 | 31.2% | 69 | 10 | 79 | 3,934 | 15 | 53 | 51 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 319,549 | 667,268 | 47.9% | 66 | 9 | 75 | 4,260 | 15 | 51 | 52 | ap2005 | |
2011 | 365,000 | 768,000 | 47.5% | 84 | 11 | 95 | 3,842 | 40 | 60 | 79 | ap2012 | |
2012 | 192,547 | 707,716 | 27.2% | 64 | 10 | 74 | 2,601 | 56 | 71 | bul:26May2012 | ||
2013 | 255,192 | 680,873 | 37.5% | 59 | 11 | 70 | 3,645 | 40 | 60 | 57 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 153,436 | 689,000 | 22.3% | 61 | 10 | 71 | 2,161 | 23 | 62 | 65 | ap2017 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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