Pierre-Célestin Nkou (8 November 1927 − 16 May 1983) was a Cameroonian

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bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1956, Nkou was named bishop of the

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in 1963 and died in 1983 while still in office.Pierre-Célestin Nkou
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1927 births 1983 deaths People from Littoral Region (Cameroon) 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Cameroon Roman Catholic bishops of Sangmélima {{Africa-RC-bishop-stub