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Diocese of Mamfe

Dioecesis Mamfensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 9 February 1999
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bamenda
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Cameroon
  • Square Kilometers: 10,500 (4,055 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://dioceseofmamfe.net/
  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 120, Mamfe, South West Region, Cameroun
  • Telephone: 333.34.10.39
  • Fax: 333.34.12.39

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
9 February 1999ErectedDiocese of Buéa (Manyu, Lebiale, and Kupe-Manenguba) Diocese of Mamfe (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
199935,000337,00010.4%884,375236ap2000
200031,265250,00012.5%174211,48811196ap2001
200133,265253,00013.1%176231,44615246ap2002
200235,926257,66613.9%106162,24511186ap2003
200337,612261,25014.4%158231,63513209ap2004
200443,630268,25716.3%205251,74510189ap2005
2013140,255326,40043.0%402423,339433031ap2014
2016145,300347,00041.9%556612,381124327ap2017
2019155,000429,00036.1%699781,987111528ap2020
2021167,948418,70640.1%609692,434144128ap2022

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 91, Page 413

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