Diocese of Edéa
Edean(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Edéa, Cameroon
Latin Church diocese in Cameroon erected on 22 March 1993, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Douala. Following the retirement of Bishop Jean-Bosco Ntep on 4 June 2026, the see is vacant and administered by Apostolic Administrator Paul Nyaga Nwaha.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 22 March 1993
- Latin
- Edean(us)
- Annuario code
- 001001343
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 185,368
- Population
- 305,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 60.8%
- Priests
- 101
- Catholics per priest
- 1,835
- Extent
- 10,500 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 18
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
- Apostolic Administrator
- Paul Nyaga Nwaha
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
del Sagrado Corazón stands in Edéa, 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 Douala
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Douala.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of DoualaDouala
- Diocese of BafangBafang
- Diocese of BafoussamBafoussam
- Diocese of EsékaEséka
- Diocese of NkongsambaNkongsamba
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Established on 22 March 1993, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Edéa (Latin: Dioecesis Edeana) is seated in the city of Edéa, within the ecclesiastical province of Douala in Cameroon.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.