Raphaël Marie Ze
Raphaël Marie Ze (4 November 1932 in – 6 September 2011 in Yaoundé) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Sangmélima, Cameroon.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1962, Ze became bishop of the Sangmélima in 1997 and retired in 2008.[1]
Career[]
Ze was ordained priest on 29 April 1962.
In May 1991 he was appointed Bishop of the diocese of covering the departments of Mvila and .
He was appointed Bishop of Sangmélima, Cameroon, in 1992, with the ordination taking place on 25 April 1992.
Under his leadership, the Diocese of Sangmélima increased the number of parishes from 12 to 21, divided into four pastoral areas: Akon, Djoum, and .[2]
Ze was also Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of from 15 March 2002 to October 2004.
He retired as Bishop on 4 December 2008.
Notes[]
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Raphaël Marie Ze [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ "CamerPress". www.camerpress.net. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
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