Roman Catholicism in Cameroon

The Roman Catholic Church in Cameroon is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.

History

1884 Cameroon became a German colony. The Catholic Church in Cameroon was founded in the late 19th century by German Pallottiner. The first Bishop of Cameroon was the German Heinrich Pallotinermissionar Vieter SAC, and was succeeded by Francis Hennemann SAC. Then the Pallottinermission was expanded in Cameroon on. As a result of World War I in 1916, all German missionaries were expelled from Cameroon. French Holy Ghost Fathers took over in 1923 the French-speaking part of Cameroon, the Mill Hill missionaries took over the English-speaking part as a mission field.

Pope John Paul II visited Cameroon in 1985 and 1995. Pope Benedict XVI. has visited Cameroon and Angola in March 2009.

Church

In Cameroon, are about 25 % of the total members of the Catholic Church, therefore, 4.65 million Catholics. There are 24 dioceses and archdioceses which are joined together in the Episcopal Conference of Cameroon ( " Conférence Episcopale Nationale du Cameroun " CENC ). Chairman of the CENC since 2013, the Archbishop of Douala Samuel Kleda.

Representatives of the Holy See in Cameroon - the apostolic nuncio - since 2010 Archbishop Piero Pioppo. His office space boasts Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.

Liturgical language is French (2 /3) and English (1 /3).

Ecclesiastical provinces and dioceses

  • Archdiocese of Bamenda: Buéa diocese, Diocese of Kumbo Diocese of Mamfe
  • Archdiocese of Bertoua: Batouri diocese, diocese Doumé - Abong ' Mbang, Bishopric Yokadouma
  • Archdiocese of Douala: Diocese of Bafoussam, Diocese of Edea, Eséka diocese, diocese Nkongsamba
  • Archdiocese of Garoua: Diocese of Maroua - Mokolo, Ngaoundéré diocese, diocese of Yagoua
  • Archdiocese of Yaoundé: Bafia diocese, diocese Ebolowa, Diocese of Kribi, Mbalmayo diocese, diocese of Obala, Bishopric Sangmélima
Pallottines Heinrich Vieter Pallottine mission to Kamerun Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda Roman Catholic Diocese of Kumbo Roman Catholic Diocese of Mamfe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bertoua Roman Catholic Diocese of Batouri Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokadouma Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafoussam Roman Catholic Diocese of Nkongsamba Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua Roman Catholic Diocese of Maroua–Mokolo Roman Catholic Diocese of Yagoua Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafia Roman Catholic Diocese of Ebolowa Roman Catholic Diocese of Kribi Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbalmayo Roman Catholic Diocese of Obala Christianity in Africa Deutsche Welle Africa
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