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Diocese of Yagoua

Dioecesis Yaguana



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General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Yagoua
11 March 1968ErectedDiocese of Garoua (Mayo, Danai, Logone and Chari along with Kaelé) Prefecture Apostolic of Yagoua (erected)
Diocese of Yagoua
29 January 1973ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Yagoua Diocese of Yagoua
18 March 1982Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Yagoua (from Yaoundé)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Yagoua
19706,108409,3991.5%22527226283044ap1971
Diocese of Yagoua
198012,138442,0002.7%423274494245322ap1981
199027,921720,0003.9%926357974326223ap1991
199950,932862,9185.9%1117281,8193205722ap2000
200055,553775,1537.2%1415291,9153187021ap2001
200160,3461,057,6125.7%1217292,0803206323ap2002
200269,3361,234,8625.6%1116272,5683207320ap2003
200369,8361,234,8625.7%1016262,6863207623ap2004
200472,8461,234,8625.9%2225471,5493287923ap2005
201096,8471,377,0007.0%3114452,1522197023ap2011
2014159,0001,519,00010.5%2713403,9752186224ap2015
2017171,0001,632,00010.5%3512473,6382145127ap2018
2020179,0001,751,60010.2%5012622,8872145127ap2021
2022130,3542,188,3756.0%3819572,286254630ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Yagoua
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 554, and Page 555
  • Diocese of Yagoua
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 65, Page 227, and Page 228
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 74, Page 666, and Page 667

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