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Diocese of Batouri

Dioecesis Baturiensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3 February 1994
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bertoua
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Cameroon
  • Square Kilometers: 15,981 (6,172 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesedebatouri.org/
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 56, Batouri, Kadei, Cameroun
  • Telephone: 222.26.24.24

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3 February 1994ErectedDiocese of Bertoua (Département de Kadei) Diocese of Batouri (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
199938,872177,44421.9%65113,5338288ap2000
200037,800177,44421.3%56113,4367248ap2001
200140,000184,54021.7%57123,3337368ap2002
200240,000184,54021.7%86142,8576288ap2003
200340,000184,44421.7%96152,6668348ap2004
200440,000184,54021.7%115162,5005338ap2005
200644,256185,00023.9%193222,01133310ap2007
201244,409231,00019.2%224261,70852512ap2013
201546,899215,00021.8%226281,67465514ap2016
201848,469213,92922.7%287351,38475415ap2019
202050,850224,53022.6%313341,49554514ap2021

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 86, Page 472, and Page 473

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