Diocese of Buéa
Bueaën(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Buéa, Cameroon
The Diocese of Buea is a Latin Church diocese in the Southwest Region of Cameroon, raised to diocese status in 1950 from an apostolic prefecture established in 1923. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bamenda and led by Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 18 April 1950
- Latin
- Bueaën(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000970
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 289,542
- Population
- 950,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 30.5%
- Priests
- 80
- Catholics per priest
- 3,619
- Extent
- 13,410 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 22
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Michael Miabesue Bibi
- Born
- 28 July 1971
- Birthplace
- Bamessing
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathédrale Regina Pacis stands in Buéa, 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.
The province of Bamenda
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Bamenda.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of BamendaBamenda
- Diocese of KumbaKumba
- Diocese of KumboKumbo
- Diocese of MamfeMamfe
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A Latin Church diocese in Cameroon, Buea (Latin: Dioecesis Bueaensis) is seated in the city of Buea within the ecclesiastical province of Bamenda. Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Bamenda, was appointed its bishop on January 5, 2021, having served as its Apostolic Administrator since December 28, 2019.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.