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Suffragan diocese Sangmélima, Cameroon

Diocese of Sangmélima

Sangmelimaën(sis)

Latin rite diocese in southern Cameroon, erected in 1963 from the Diocese of Douala and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Yaoundé. Its see is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame in Sangmélima. No active official diocesan website was verified, only an official Facebook page.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Sangmélima, in Sangmélima, Cameroon.

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Established
1963
Catholics
100,864
Priests
46
Territory
20,261 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Christophe Zoa
Born
10 June 1961
Birthplace
Yaoundé

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The cathedral

Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Sangmélima stands in Sangmélima, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Seated in the city of Sangmélima in Cameroon, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sangmélima (Latin: Sangmelimaën(sis)) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Yaoundé.