Diocese of Kumbo

Kumboën(sis)

Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Kumbo, Cameroon

The Diocese of Kumbo is a Latin rite see in the North West Region of Cameroon, erected on 18 March 1982 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Bamenda. It has been led by Bishop George Nkuo since 2006.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 18 March 1982
Latin: Kumboën(sis)
Patron: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus
Annuario code: 001001917

The see in figures

Catholics: 202,543
Population: 789,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 25.7%
Priests: 83
Catholics per priest: 2,440
Extent: 8,600 km²
Catholics per km²: 24

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: George Nkuo
Born: 27 February 1953
Birthplace: Njiniikom

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

Cathedral of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus stands in Kumbo, 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:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

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Sources

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.