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Suffragan diocese Bafia, Cameroon

Diocese of Bafia

Bafien(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Bafia is a Latin Church diocese in Cameroon, established as an apostolic prefecture in 1965 and promoted to a diocese on 11 January 1968. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Yaoundé and has been led by Bishop Emmanuel Dassi Youfang since 2020.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathédrale Saint-Sébastien, Bafia, in Bafia, Cameroon.

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Established
1968
Catholics
265,528
Priests
66
Territory
34,615 km²

Parishes and churches

43 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Emmanuel Dassi Youfang
Born
7 August 1967
Birthplace
Baham

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The cathedral

Cathédrale Saint-Sébastien, Bafia stands in Bafia, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The city of Bafia in Cameroon gives its name and seat to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafia (Latin: Bafien(sis)), part of the ecclesiastical province of Yaoundé.

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