The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafoussam ( la, Bafussamen(sis)) is a

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located in the city of

Bafoussam Bafoussam is the capital and largest city of the West Region of Cameroon, in the Bamboutos Mountains. It is the 3rd most important (financially) city in Cameroon, after Yaoundé and Douala. The ''communauté urbaine'' (Urban Community) of Bafouss ...

in the

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Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. Home to Central Africa's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Ai ...

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

* February 5, 1970: Established as Diocese of Bafoussam from the

Diocese of Nkongsamba The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nkongsamba ( la, Nkongsamben(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Douala in Cameroon. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale de l’Immaculée Conception, dedicated to the Imma ...

Special churches

The

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is the Cathédrale Saint-Joseph in Bafoussam.

Bishops

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 Bafoussam (Latin Rite) ** Denis Ngande (February 5, 1970 – February 28, 1978) ** André Wouking (March 15, 1979 – November 27, 1998), appointed Archbishop of Yaoundé ** Joseph Atanga, S.J. (June 22, 1999 – December 3, 2009), appointed Archbishop of Bertoua ** Dieudonné Watio (March 5, 2011 – March 19, 2021) ** Paul Lontsié-Keuné (November 27, 2021 – Present)

Auxiliary bishops

Gabriel Simo Gabriel Simo (March 15, 1937 in Bapa, Hauts-Plateaux – November 24, 2017 in Bafoussam) was the Cameroonian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala (1987–1994) and Roman Catholic ...

(1994-2013) *

Emmanuel Dassi Youfang Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...

, Comm. l'Emm. (2016-2020) , appointed Bishop of Bafia

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Paul Lontsié-Keuné Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

, appointed Bishop of Yokadouma in 2017

References

External links

GCatholic.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bafoussam Roman Catholic dioceses in Cameroon Christian organizations established in 1970 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Douala