Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokadouma
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokadouma (Latin: Yokaduman(a)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Bertoua in Eastern Cameroon, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Marie Reine de la Paix, dedicated to Our Lady Queen of Peace, in the city of Yokadouma.
History[]
It was established on May 20, 1991 as Diocese of Yokadouma, on territory split off from the Diocese of Bertoua.
Statistics[]
As per 2014, it pastorally served 20,050 Catholics (13.6% of 147,054 total) on 30,467 km2 in 14 parishes with 21 priests (16 diocesan, 5 religious), 38 lay religious (6 brothers, 32 sisters) and 5 seminarians.
Episcopal ordinaries[]
(all Roman rite)
Suffragan Bishops of Yokadouma:
- Eugeniusz Juretzko, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.) (born Poland) (20 May 1991 - 25 April 2017)
- (first native incumbent) (25 April 2017 – ), no previous prelature
See also[]
- List of Catholic dioceses in Cameroon
- Roman Catholicism in Cameroon
Sources and external links[]
Coordinates: 3°30′55″N 15°03′07″E / 3.5152°N 15.0519°E
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Cameroon
- Roman Catholic dioceses established in 1991
- 1991 establishments in Cameroon
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bertoua
- Roman Catholic bishops of Yokadouma
- African Roman Catholic diocese stubs