Continent: Eastern and Central Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese
Name: Douala / Dualaën(sis) (Latin)
Suffragan Sees: Bafang, Bafoussam, Edéa, Eséka, Nkongsamba
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Metropolitan Archbishop (2009.11.17 – ...): | ![]() |
Metropolitan Archbishops of Douala (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Metropolitan Archbishop of Douala (Cameroon)
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Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi Me voici je viens faire ta volonté
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Archbishop Simon Tonyé
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Bishops of Douala (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Bishop Simon Tonyé (later Archbishop) (see above) | ||||||||||||
Bishop Thomas Mongo
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Bishop Pierre Bonneau, C.S.Sp.
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Vicars Apostolic of Douala (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Bishop Pierre Bonneau, C.S.Sp. (see above) | ||||||||||||
Bishop Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp.
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Prefects Apostolic of Douala (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Fr. Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. (later Bishop) (see above) |
Area: 1,200 km²
Population: 768,230 Catholics (21.2% of 3,624,000 total) (2018)
Statistics: 72 parishes, 240 priests (163 diocesan, 77 religious), 347 lay religious (126 brothers, 221 sisters), 116 seminarians (2018)
Last updated on 2023.01.27
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