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Suffragan diocese Maroua–Mokolo, Cameroon

Diocese of Maroua–Mokolo

Maruan(us)-Mokolen(sis)

The Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo is a Latin Church diocese in the Far North Region of Cameroon. It was established as an apostolic prefecture in 1968 and promoted to a diocese on 29 January 1973, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Garoua.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption, in Maroua–Mokolo, Cameroon.

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Established
1973
Catholics
95,325
Priests
85
Territory
14,332 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Bruno Ateba Edo
Born
20 November 1964
Birthplace
Zoetelé
Institute
SOCIETÀ DELL'APOSTOLATO CATTOLICO (PALLOTTINI)

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The cathedral

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption stands in Maroua–Mokolo, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Two Cameroonian cities, Maroua and Mokolo, together give their name to this Catholic diocese (Latin: Maruan(us)-Mokolen(sis)), which forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Garoua.