Catholic Church in Cameroon

Map of Cameroon

File:Yaoundé Cathédrale.jpg

Yaoundé cathedral

The Catholic Church in Cameroon is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

There are almost ten million Catholics in the Republic of Cameroon, 38.4% of the population, in 24 Dioceses.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A later survey put the figure at 7 million (26%) in 2023.<ref>World Religion Database at the ARDA website, Retrieved 2023-08-01</ref>

In 2000, there were 480 priests and 1860 men and women in religious orders.<ref>Encyclopedia.com website</ref>

Structure

Within Cameroon the church organization consists of:

• Bamenda
  • Buéa
  • Kumba
  • Kumbo
  • Mamfe
• Bertoua
  • Batouri
  • Doumé-Abong' Mbang
  • Yokadouma
• Douala
  • Bafang
  • Bafoussam
  • Edéa
  • Eséka
  • Nkongsamba
• Garoua
  • Maroua-Mokolo
  • Ngaoundéré
  • Yagoua
• Yaoundé
  • Bafia
  • Ebolowa
  • Kribi
  • Mbalmayo
  • Obala
  • Sangmélima

Notable persons

In 2023, Simon Mpeke (Baba Simon) became the first Cameroonian to be declared a Venerable by the Catholic Church.<ref>Association for Catholic Information Africa website</ref>

See also

• Religion in Cameroon
• Christianity in Cameroon
• Freedom of religion in Cameroon
• List of cathedrals in Cameroon

References

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