Suffragan diocese Bafoussam, Cameroon
Diocese of Bafoussam
Bafussamen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Bafoussam is a Latin Church diocese in Cameroon, established on 5 February 1970 from the Diocese of Nkongsamba. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Douala and has been led by Bishop Paul Lontsié-Keuné since 2021.
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- Established
- 1970
- Catholics
- 308,360
- Priests
- 160
- Territory
- 13,000 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Paul Lontsié-Keuné
- Born
- 25 August 1963
- Birthplace
- Balatchi
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The cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Joseph, Bafoussam stands in Bafoussam, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Seated in the city of Bafoussam, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafoussam (Latin: Bafussamen(sis)) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Douala in Cameroon.