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Diocese of Eséka

Dioecesis Esekanensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 22 March 1993
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Douala
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Cameroon
  • Square Kilometers: 6,500 (2,510 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 35, Eseka, Cameroon
  • Telephone: 690.49.35.98

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
22 March 1993ErectedArchdiocese of Douala (Nyong-et-Kelle) Diocese of Eséka (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1999112,000200,00056.0%29293,86242919ap2000
2000114,000207,00055.1%30303,80043019ap2001
2001114,000200,00057.0%261274,222412619ap2002
2002114,000200,00057.0%374412,7804172719ap2003
2003114,000200,00057.0%736791,443484220ap2004
2004114,000200,00057.0%403432,651333921ap2005
2006118,000208,00056.7%443472,5103174721ap2007
2013125,000216,00057.9%491502,500212534ap2014
2016123,072228,31953.9%54542,27921235ap2017
2019130,500242,00053.9%58582,25021436ap2020
2021137,145254,27053.9%51512,68911535ap2022

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 85, Page 472, and Page 473

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