Suffragan diocese Obala, Cameroon
Diocese of Obala
Obalan(us)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Obala in Cameroon was erected in 1987 from the Archdiocese of Yaoundé, to which it is suffragan. It has been led by Bishop Sosthène Léopold Bayemi Matjei since 2009.
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- Established
- 1987
- Catholics
- 578,000
- Priests
- 168
- Territory
- 14,849 km²
Parishes and churches
63 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Paroisse Saint Joseph de Ntsa-EkanNtsa-EkanView parish
- Paroisse Saint Joseph l'Artisan d'OlembéOlembéView parish
- Paroisse Saint Jérôme de Voa IIVoa IIView parish
- Paroisse Saint Kisito d'EbebdaEbebdaView parish
- Paroisse Saint Luc de TalaTalaView parish
- Paroisse Saint Marc de NkotengNkotengView parish
- Paroisse Saint Martin d'EmanaEmanaView parish
- Paroisse Saint Matthieu de NkolmebangaNkolmebangaView parish
- Paroisse Saint Michel de LoboLoboView parish
- Paroisse Saint Michel de Nanga MokoloNanga MokoloView parish
- Paroisse Saint Mukassa de YemessoaYemessoaView parish
- Paroisse Saint Paul de MonaboMonaboView parish
- Paroisse Saint Paul de Nlong-OnambéléNlong-OnambéléView parish
- Paroisse Saint Paul de NsemNsemView parish
- Paroisse Saint Pie X de NgoyaNgoyaView parish
- Paroisse Saint Pierre Claver de NlongNlongView parish
- Paroisse Saint Pierre de Mekon IIMekon IIView parish
- Paroisse Saint Tobie de MonatéléMonatéléView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Anne d'EfokEfokView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Brigitte d'EmanaEmanaView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Croix d'Etam-KoumaEtam-KoumaView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Croix d'Okok-NtsasOkok-NtsasView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Croix de MintaMintaView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Marie d'AkokAkokView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Marie Mère de Dieu d'ObalaObalaView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Thérèse de l'enfant Jésus d'Ebug-siEbug-siView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Thérèse de l'enfant Jésus de KoudandengKoudandengView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Thérèse de l'enfant Jésus de MindjomoMindjomoView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Thérèse de l'enfant Jésus de NkolbogoNkolbogoView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Famille de BibeyBibeyView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Sosthène Léopold Bayemi Matjei
- Born
- 26 December 1964
- Birthplace
- Matomb
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The cathedral
Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Monte Carmelo stands in Obala, 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
The city of Obala in Cameroon is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Obala (Latin: Obalan(us)), which lies within the ecclesiastical province of Yaoundé.
This see in the wire
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- Diocese of Obala's AFCADOD meets new chaplain
- Diocese of Obala hosts 30 young Catholics for leadership training
- Abbé Jean Marie Menounga Menounga named recteur of Sanctuaire Sainte-Anne d’Efok
- Mgr Luc Onambele takes office as curé
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