Pius Suh Awa (May 4, 1930 – February 9, 2014) was a

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bishop in

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

. Ordained to the priesthood in 1961, Awa was appointed

coadjutor bishop A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Catholic, Anglican, and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese. The coadjutor (literally, "co ...

of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buéa in 1971 and became diocesan bishop in 1973. He retired in 2006.Pius Suh Awa
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1930 births 2014 deaths 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Cameroon 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Cameroon Roman Catholic bishops of Buéa {{Africa-RC-bishop-stub