Metropolitan see Douala, Cameroon
Archdiocese of Douala
Dualaën(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Douala is a Latin Catholic metropolitan see in Cameroon, originating as an apostolic prefecture in 1931, raised to a diocese in 1955, and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese on 18 March 1982. Its suffragans include Bafang, Bafoussam, Edea, Eseka and Nkongsamba, and it has been led by Archbishop Samuel Kleda since 2009.
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- Established
- 1955
- Catholics
- 802,680
- Priests
- 240
- Territory
- 1,200 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Archbishop
- Samuel Kleda
- Birthplace
- Golompuy
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The cathedral
Cathedrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul stands in Douala, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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