Catholic Church

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Republic of Cameroon (Cameroon)

Cameroon

Also known as: Kamerun (Deutsch, polski), Camerún (español), le Cameroun (français), Camerun (Italiano), Camarões (Português), 喀麥隆 (正體中文), カメルーン (日本語), Cameronia (latine)

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Capital: Yaoundé

Area: 472,710 km²

Population: 24,994,885

Religions: Roman Catholic 38.4%, Protestant 26.3%, other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 20.9%, animist 5.6%, other 1%, non-believer 3.2%

Languages: 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)

Ethnic Groups: Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1%

Motto: Paix – Travail – Patrie (French) (Peace, Work, Fatherland)

Neighbouring Countries: Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, ↖ Nigeria Nigeria, ↗ Chad Chad, → Central African Republic Central African Republic, ↘ Congo-Brazzaville Congo-Brazzaville, ↓ Gabon Gabon


Jurisdictions (27): Metr. Archdioceses Metr. Archdiocese (5), Dioceses Diocese (22)


Roman Rite (26): Bafang, Bafia, Bafoussam, Bamenda, Batouri, Bertoua, Buéa, Douala, Doumé–Abong’ Mbang, Ebolowa, Edéa, Eséka, Garoua, Kribi, Kumba, Kumbo, Mamfe, Maroua–Mokolo, Mbalmayo, Ngaoundéré, Nkongsamba, Obala, Sangmélima, Yagoua, Yaoundé, Yokadouma

Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan


by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions


CardinalsCardinals: Past Cardinals

BishopsBishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events


Special Churches Special Churches: Cathedrals Cathedrals (27), Basilicas Basilicas (1)

Documents and Celebrations Documents and Celebrations


Papal Visits


Apostolic Nunciature: Cameroon

Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale Nationale du Cameroun (C.E.N.C.) Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya (57)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Association des Conférences Episcopales de la Région de l’Afrique Central (A.C.E.R.A.C.) Archbishop Goetbé Edmond Djitangar (70)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.) Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (63)


Last updated on 2023.03.18

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