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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Buéa
The Diocese of Buea ( la, Dioecesis Bueaensis) is a Latin Church diocese located in the city of Buea in the Ecclesiastical province of Bamenda in Cameroon. On January 5, 2021, Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Bamenda, was appointed Bishop of this diocese. He had been its Apostolic Administrator since December 28, 2019. History * June 12, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Buea from Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroun * March 15, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Buea * April 18, 1950: Promoted as Diocese of Buea Leadership ;Apostolic Prefects * Father John William Campling, M.H.M. (August 6, 1923 – May 13, 1925) * Father Peter Rogan, M.H.M. (June 26, 1925 – March 15, 1939) ;Apostolic Vicars * Bishop Peter Rogan, M.H.M. (March 15, 1939 – April 18, 1950) ; Bishops * Bishop Peter Rogan, M.H.M. (April 18, 1950 – August 18, 1961) * Bishop Julius Joseph Willem Peeters, M.H.M. (June 4, 1962 – January 29, 1973) * Bis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdiocese Of Bamenda
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda is the Metropolitan See of the Ecclesiastical province of Bamenda in Cameroon. It was by the Bull Tametsi Christianarum of 13 August 1970, that Pope Paul VI erected the Diocese of Bamenda with territory detached from the Diocese of Buea. On 18 March 1982 Pope John Paul II created, by the Bull Eo Magis Ecclesia Catholica, the Archdiocese of Bamenda, the Ecclesiastical Province of Bamenda and erected the Diocese of Kumbo with territory detached from the Diocese of Bamenda. Bamenda was by the same bull made into the Metropolitan See of the Ecclesiastical Province with Buea and Kumbo as its Suffragans. Mamfe was later created into a diocese with territory detached from Buea. So Bamenda has 3 Suffragan Sees - Buea, Kumbo and Mamfe. As of Nov 2013 there are 35 Parishes in Bamenda divided into 6 Deaneries - NJINIKOM, MANKON, WIDIKUM, BAMBUI, WUM and NDOP. History * August 13, 1970: Established as Diocese of Bamenda from the Diocese of Buéa * Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Joseph Willem Peeters
The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the consulship was Gaius Julius Iulus in 489 BC. The gens is perhaps best known, however, for Gaius Julius Caesar, the dictator and grand uncle of the emperor Augustus, through whom the name was passed to the so-called Julio-Claudian dynasty of the first century AD. The Julius became very common in imperial times, as the descendants of persons enrolled as citizens under the early emperors began to make their mark in history.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. II, pp. 642, 643. Origin The Julii were of Alban origin, mentioned as one of the leading Alban houses, which Tullus Hostilius removed to Rome upon the destruction of Alba Longa. The Julii also existed at an early period at Bovillae, evidenced by a very a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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