Diocese of Ebolowa
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ebolowa is a diocese located in the city of Ebolowa in the ecclesiastical province of Yaoundé in Cameroon.
History
- May 20, 1991: Established as Diocese of Ebolowa–Kribi from the Diocese of Sangmélima.
- June 19, 2008: Diocese was split to form the Diocese of Ebolowa and the Diocese of Kribi.
Leadership
- Bishops of Ebolowa, in reverse chronological order
- * Bishop Philippe Alain Mbarga ; consecrated, and installed, on the following Dec. 8
- * Bishop Jean Mbarga ; Diocese of Kribi detached; served also as Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaounde from July 29, 2013; elevated to Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaounde, based in Yaoundé, Cameroon, by Pope Francis, while serving as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Ebolowa
- * Bishop Jean-Baptiste Ama