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Diocese of Batouri
From Wikipedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Batouri (Latin: Baturien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Batouri in the ecclesiastical province of Bertoua in Cameroon. Its seat is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame in Batouri.It has an area of 15,951 square kilometers, with 220,000 inhabitants (50,400 Catholics), 18 parishes, 41 priests (35 diocesan, 6 religious), 17 religious brothers, and 45 religious sisters.
History
3 February 1994: Established as Diocese of Batouri from the Diocese of Bertoua
Leadership
Bishops of Batouri (Roman rite)
Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M. (3 February 1994 – 3 June 1999), appointed Archbishop of Bertoua
Samuel Kleda (23 October 2000 – 3 November 2007), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Douala
Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo, C.I.C.M. (3 December 2009 – 22 October 2016), appointed Archbishop of Garoua
Apostolic Administrator Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo, C.I.C.M. (22 October 2016 – 7 July 2018), Archbishop of Garoua
Marcellin-Marie Ndabnyemb (25 April 2018 – Present)
Other priests of this Diocese who became Bishop
Justin Georges Ebengue (2006-2025), appointed Bishop of Yokadouma in 2025
This record is provisional: it was compiled from the cited sources but has not yet been checked by an InsideKamer editor.
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