The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maroua–Mokolo ( la, Maruan(us)–Mokolen(sis)) is a

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located in the cities of

Maroua Maroua (Fula: Marwa 𞤥𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢) is the capital of the Far North Region of Cameroon, stretching along the banks of the Ferngo and Kaliao Rivers, in the foothills of the Mandara Mountains. The city had 301,371 inhabitants at the 2005 ...

and

Mokolo Mokolo is the departmental capital and largest city of the Mayo-Tsanaga department, in the Far North Province of Cameroon. It is the fourth largest city in the Far North Province, after Maroua, Yagoua, and Kousséri. It is located in the Manda ...

in the

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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 inhabita ...

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 11, 1968: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Maroua–Mokolo from the Diocese of Garoua * January 29, 1973: Promoted as Diocese of Maroua–Mokolo

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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s of Maroua–Mokolo (Roman rite), below ** Bishop Bruno Ateba Edo, S.A.C. (since 2014.04.05) ** Bishop Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens † (1994.11.11 - 2014.04.05) ** Bishop Jacques Joseph François de Bernon, O.M.I. (1973.01.29 – 1994.09.22); ''see below'' * Prefect Apostolic of Maroua–Mokolo (Roman rite), below ** Father Jacques Joseph François de Bernon, O.M.I. (1968.03.11 – 1973.01.29); ''see above''

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo, appointed Bishop of Yagoua in 2008

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