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Diocese of Doumé–Abong' Mbang
From Wikipedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Doumé–Abong’ Mbang (Latin: Dumen(sis)–Abongen(sis)–Mbangen(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Doumé and Abong’ Mbang in the ecclesiastical province of Bertoua in Cameroon.
History
3 March 1949: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Doumé from the Apostolic Vicariate of Yaoundé
14 September 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Doumé
17 March 1983: Renamed as Diocese of Doumé–Abong’ Mbang
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
Bishops of Doumé–Abong’ Mbang (Roman Rite)
Bishop Jan Ozga (20 April 1997 – present)
Bishop Pierre Augustin Tchouanga, S.C.I. (17 March 1983 – 24 February 1995), resigned
Bishops of Doumé (Roman Rite)
Bishop Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. (16 April 1962 – 17 March 1983), appointed Bishop of Bertoua
Bishop Jacques Teerenstra, C.S.Sp. (14 September 1955 – 28 January 1961); see below
Vicars Apostolic of Doumé (Roman Rite)
Bishop Jacques Teerenstra, C.S.Sp. (15 March 1951 – 14 September 1955); see above
Bishop René Graffin, C.S.Sp. (3 March 1949 – 15 March 1951), resigned
Auxiliary bishop
Jacques Teerenstra, C.S.Sp. (1949–1951), appointed Vicar Apostolic here
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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