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Yaoundé Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...

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 ...

History

* March 18, 1890: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Cameroun from the

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Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...

* January 2, 1905: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroun * April 3, 1931: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Yaoundé * September 14, 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yaoundé

Special churches

The seat of the metropolitan archbishop is the Cathédrale Notre Dame des Victoires in Yaoundé. There is also a Minor Basilica at Mary Queen of the Apostles Basilica in Yaoundé.

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

* Metropolitan Archbishops of Yaoundé (Roman rite), below ** Archbishop Jean Mbarga 2014- ** Archbishop Simon-Victor Tonyé-Bakot 2003-2013 ** Archbishop André Wouking 1998 – 2002 ** Archbishop Jean Zoa 1961 – 1998 ** Archbishop René Graffin,

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1955 – 1961; ''see below'' * Vicars Apostolic of Yaoundé (Roman rite), velow ** Bishop René Graffin, C.S.Sp. 1943 – 1955; ''see above'' ** Bishop François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. 1931 – 1943; ''see below'' * Vicars Apostolic of Cameroun (Roman rite), below ** Bishop François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. 1923 – 1931: ''see above'' ** Bishop

Franziskus Hennemann Francis Xaver Hennemann Societas Apostolatus Catholici, S.A.C. (27 October 1882 – 17 January 1951), was a Titular Bishop in South Africa. Biography Hennemann was born in Germany in Holthausen (Schmallenberg), Holthausen (Schmallenberg). The ...

, S.A.C. 1914 – 1922, appointed Prefect of Cape of Good Hope, Central District , South Africa ** Bishop

Heinrich Vieter Heinrich Vieter was a German Pallottine missionary to the German colony of Kamerun. Vieter arrived in Douala with seven other members of the mission on 25 October 1890. Over the next 13 years, Vieter led the Pallottines as they opened missions an ...

, S.A.C. 1904 – 1914

Coadjutor vicars apostolic

*Franziskus Xaver Hennemann, S.A.C. (1913-1914) *René Marie Graffin, C.S.Sp. (1931-1943)

Auxiliary bishops

*Paul Etoga (1955-1961), appointed Bishop of Mbalmayo *Jean-Baptiste Ama (1974-1983), appointed Bishop of Sangmélima *Christophe Zoa (2006-2008), appointed Bishop of Sangmélima

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Jean-Marie Benoît Balla Jean-Marie Benoît Balla (5 May 1959 – 31 May 2017) was a Cameroonian Catholic bishop who served as Archbishop of Yaoundé until his death in 2017. Biography Balla was born in Oweng, Cameroon, on 5 May 1959. He was ordained a priest for ...

, appointed Bishop of Bafia in 2003 *

Joseph Befe Ateba Joseph Befe Ateba (April 25, 1962 – June 4, 2014) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1987, Ateba was appointed the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kribi, Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ...

, appointed Bishop of Kribi in 2008 *Dieudonné Espoir Atangana (priest here, 1986–1987), appointed Bishop of Nkongsamba in 2012

Suffragan Dioceses

Bafia Bafia () is a Cameroonian town and commune in the Centre Province region. It is the capital of the Mbam-et-Inoubou department. It lies north of the country's capital Yaoundé. Bafia has approximately 55,700 inhabitants, making it the third lar ...

Ebolowa Ebolowa is the capital of Cameroon's South Region (Cameroon), South Region. It has a population of 79,500 (2001 estimate). It is a colonial town and a notable agricultural centre. Overview The main crop is Cocoa bean, cocoa. It also hosts an ...

Kribi Kribi is a beach resort and sea port in Cameroon. Location The coastal town of Kribi lies on the Gulf of Guinea, in Océan Department, South Province, at the mouth of the Kienké River. This location, lies approximately , by road, south of ...

Mbalmayo Mbalmayo is a town in Cameroon's Centre Region. The town had 60,091 inhabitants in 2012. It is the capital of the Nyong-et-So'o Division It is located at the banks of the Nyong river between Ebolowa and Yaoundé. It is an agricultural centre ...

Obala Obala is a town in Cameroon's Centre Province, ca 45 km north of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. Overview The town is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese and hosts a military academy. Tourists in Obala may visit the somewhat derelict L ...

Sangmélima Sangmélima is a town on the Lobo River, and also the chief town of Lobo division ("Dja et Lobo"), in the South Province ('Province du Sud'), Republic of Cameroon, Africa. The language spoken there is Bulu. French, is also spoken as it is one ...

Sources

GCatholic.org
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