The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maroua–Mokolo () is a

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located in the cities of

Maroua Maroua (Fula: Marwa, , 𞤥𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢) is the capital of the Far North Region (Cameroon), Far North Region of Cameroon, stretching along the banks of the Ferngo River, Ferngo and Kaliao Rivers, in the foothills of the Mandara Mountains. T ...

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 Mandara M ...

in the

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Garoua Garoua (also Garua; Fula: 𞤺𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢, Garwa) 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 inhab ...

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

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 April 5, 2014) ** Bishop Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens † (November 11, 1994 – April 5, 2014) ** Bishop Jacques Joseph François de Bernon, O.M.I. (January 29, 1973 – September 22, 1994); ''see below'' * Prefect Apostolic of Maroua–Mokolo (Roman rite), below ** Father Jacques Joseph François de Bernon, O.M.I. (March 11, 1968 – January 29, 1973); ''see above''

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo, appointed Bishop of Yagoua in 2008

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