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Suffragan diocese Ebolowa, Cameroon

Diocese of Ebolowa

Ebolouan(us)

The Diocese of Ebolowa is a Latin Church diocese in southern Cameroon, erected on May 20, 1991, and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Yaounde. It has been led by Bishop Philippe Alain Mbarga since 2016.

On the map

Esri
Ebolowa, Cameroon, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1991
Catholics
110,913
Priests
58
Territory
9,970 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
Philippe Alain Mbarga
Born
28 January 1968
Birthplace
Obout

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Anne and St. Joachim stands in Ebolowa, 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

Ebolowa, a city in Cameroon, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ebolowa (Latin: Ebolouanus), which forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Yaoundé.