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Suffragan diocese Yagoua, Cameroon

Diocese of Yagoua

Yaguan(us)

The Diocese of Yagoua is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in the Far North Region of Cameroon, erected on 29 January 1973 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Garoua. Its bishop is Barthelemy Yaouda Hourgo, appointed in 2008.

On the map

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

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Established
1973
Catholics
130,354
Priests
62
Territory
22,469 km²

Parishes and churches

30 listed churches 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
Barthélemy Yaouda

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The cathedral

Cathédrale Sainte-Anne stands in Yagoua, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In Cameroon, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yagoua (Latin: Yaguan(us)) has its seat in the city of Yagoua and belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Garoua.