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Suffragan diocese Mamfe, Cameroon

Diocese of Mamfe

Mamfen(sis)

The Diocese of Mamfe is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the South West Region of Cameroon, erected in 1999 from the Diocese of Buea. It is led by Bishop Aloysius Fondong Abangalo, appointed in 2022.

On the map

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

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Established
1999
Catholics
176,000
Priests
82
Territory
10,500 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Aloysius Fondong Abangalo
Born
5 June 1973
Birthplace
Molyko

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The cathedral

Cathedrale Saint-Joseph, Mamfe stands in Mamfe, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Mamfe, a city in Cameroon, gives its name to a Catholic diocese (Latin: Mamfen(sis)) belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Bamenda.

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