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Diocese of Bafia
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafia (Latin: Bafien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bafia in the ecclesiastical province of Yaoundé in Cameroon.
History
6 July 1965: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bafia from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yaoundé
1 January 1968: Promoted as Diocese of Bafia
Ordinaries
Prefect Apostolic of Bafia (Roman rite)
Father André Charles Lucien Loucheur, C.S.Sp. (14 July 1965 – 11 January 1968); see below
Bishops of Bafia (Roman rite)
Bishop André Charles Lucien Loucheur, C.S.Sp. (11 January 1968 – 21 December 1977), resigned; see above
Bishop Athanase Bala, C.S.Sp. (21 December 1977 – 3 May 2003), retired
Bishop Jean-Marie Benoît Balla (†) (3 May 2003 – 31 May 2017)
Apostolic Administrator Abraham Kome (6 June 2017 – 11 July 2020)
Bishop Emmanuel Dassi Youfang, Comm. l'Emm. (13 May 2020 – Present)
Coadjutor bishop
Athanase Bala, C.S.Sp. (1976-1977)
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