The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngaoundéré ( la, Ngaunderen(sis)) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Ngaoundéré
Ngaoundéré, or N'Gaoundéré (Fula: N'gamdere 𞤲'𞤺𞤢𞤥𞤣𞤫𞥅𞤪𞤫𞥅) is the capital of the Adamawa Region of Cameroon. It had a population of 152,700 at the 2005 census. According to the film ''Les Mairuuwas – Maitre de l'e ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Garoua
Garoua or Garua (Fula: Garwa 𞤺𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢) is a port city and the capital of the North Region of Cameroon, lying on the Benue River. A thriving centre of the textiles and cotton industries, the city has approximately 1,285,000 inhabit ...
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 ...
.
History
* November 19, 1982: Established as Diocese of Ngaoundéré from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Garoua
Leadership
*
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Ngaoundéré (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
** Bishop
Emmanuel Abbo (March 15, 2016 – Present)
** Bishop
Joseph Djida,
O.M.I.
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church. It was founded on January 25, 1816, by Eugène de Mazenod, a French priest born in Aix-en-Provence in the south of France on August 1, ...
(October 23, 2000 - January 6, 2015)
** Bishop
Jean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier Jean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier (July 31, 1924 – May 7, 2004) was a French Catholic bishop who served in Camerron.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1950, Pasquier was named auxiliary Bishop of Garoua in 1969 and then appointed the first bis ...
, O.M.I. (November 19, 1982 – October 23, 2000)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Cameroon
The Catholic Church in Cameroon is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
There are almost ten million Catholics in the Republic of Cameroon, 38.4% of the population, in 24 Dioceses. There are ...
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Ngaoundere
Ngaoundere
Ngaoundere
1982 establishments in Cameroon
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Garoua
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