The Catholic Church in Cameroon

Cameroon

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is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church

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, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope

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 and curia

Curia

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 in Rome

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.

There are an estimated 4.25 million baptised Catholics in the Republic of Cameroon, 26% of the population, in 24 Diocese

Diocese

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s. There are 1,350 priest

Priest

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s and 2,600 men and women in religious orders.

Within Cameroon the hierarchy consists of:

Archbishopric Bishopric

• Bamenda
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda
  The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bamenda in Cameroon.-History:* August 13, 1970: Established as Diocese of Bamenda from the Diocese of Buéa...
  
  
  • Buéa
  • Kumbo
  • Mamfe

• Bertoua
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bertoua
  The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bertoua is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bertoua in Cameroon.-History:* 1983.03.17: Established as Diocese of Bertoua from the Diocese of Doumé...
  
  
  • Batouri
  • Doumé–Abong’ Mbang
  • Yokadouma

• Douala
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala
  The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Douala in Cameroon. The current archbishop is Archbishop Samuel Kleda, he had previously been the coadjutor archbishop...
  
  
  • Bafoussam
  • Edéa
  • Eséka
  • Nkongsamba

• Garoua
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua
  The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Garoua in Cameroon.-History:* 1947.01.09: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Garoua from the Apostolic Vicariate of Foumban...
  
  
  • Maroua–Mokolo
  • Ngaoundéré
  • Yagoua

• Yaoundé
  • Bafia
  • Ebolowa
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ebolowa
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ebolowa is a diocese located in the city of Ebolowa in the Ecclesiastical province of Yaoundé in Cameroon.-History:* May 20, 1991: Established as Diocese of Ebolowa–Kribi from the Diocese of Sangmélima...
    
    
  • Kribi
  • Mbalmayo
  • Obala
  • Sangmélima