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)

By Type (27)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (5)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (22)


By Rite

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


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Apostolic Nunciature: Cameroon Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt (61)

Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale Nationale du Cameroun (C.E.N.C.) Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya (58)

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 (71)

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. (64)

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Cathedrals Cathedrals (27)

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Geography

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Capital: Yaoundé

Area: 472,710 km²

Population: 24,994,885

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

Cultural Summary

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)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 475,442 km²

Catholic Population: 7,728,000 Catholics (28.9% of 26,766,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 1,308 parishes, 3,390 mission stations (45 with resident priest, 3,345 without resident priest), 138 other centres

Clergy: 35 bishops (24 diocesan, 11 titular), 3,036 priests (2,169 diocesan, 867 religious), 30 permanent deacons (28 diocesan, 2 religious)

Non-Clergy: 3,546 religious (261 brothers, 3,285 sisters), 37 members of secular institutes (3 brothers, 34 sisters), 2,093 major seminarians, 106 missionaries, 27,054 catechists

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Last updated on 2024.02.27

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