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Diocese of Kumba

Dioecesis Kumbana



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 15 March 2016
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bamenda
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Cameroon
  • Square Kilometers: 11,431 (4,415 Square Miles)
  • Description: Province of Ndian, Meme, and parts of Kupe-Manenguba
  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 473, Kumba, Cameroun
  • Telephone: 679.962.918

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
15 March 2016ErectedDiocese of Buéa (Ndian, Meme, and part of Kupe-Manenguba) Diocese of Kumba (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2016205,491562,98836.5%365415,01154416bul:15Mar2016
2019253,300564,56144.9%3210426,030111125ap2020
2021257,650574,46144.9%368445,855112321ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 108, Page 452, and Page 453

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