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Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo

Dioecesis Maruana-Mokolensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Bruno Ateba Edo, S.A.C., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 29 January 1973
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Garoua
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Cameroon
  • Square Kilometers: 14,332 (5,535 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Évêché, B.P. 49, Maroua, Diamare, Cameroun
  • Telephone: 695.645.859; 695.283.774

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Maroua-Mokolo
11 March 1968ErectedDiocese of Garoua (Diamaré and Margui Wandala (except Kaelé)) Prefecture Apostolic of Maroua-Mokolo (erected)
Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo
29 January 1973ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Maroua-Mokolo Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo
18 March 1982Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Maroua-Mokolo (from Yaoundé)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Maroua-Mokolo
19702,225540,000.4%72936613845ap1971
Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo
19804,824797,635.6%1222341414285130ap1981
199014,590916,0001.6%1828463173379133ap1991
199928,7841,400,0002.1%26214761233810832ap2000
200032,9521,300,0002.5%8404868636410737ap2001
200135,9051,300,0002.8%26325861936010737ap2002
200237,3551,424,3552.6%28326062235712238ap2003
200339,9481,474,3552.7%30295967735111739ap2004
200443,4201,510,0002.9%22305283535812539ap2005
201372,9901,874,0003.9%512273999103410543ap2014
201683,7821,986,6574.2%3821591,42015306842ap2017
201990,7002,000,5004.5%4125661,37414337246ap2020
202195,3252,102,9904.5%5827851,12115419251ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Maroua-Mokolo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 551, and Page 552
  • Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 65, Page 225, and Page 226
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 74, Page 666, and Page 667

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