Diocese of Batouri
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Batouri 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 15,981 square kilometers, with 205,000 inhabitants, 11 parishes, 27 priests, 13 religious brothers, 17 seminarians, and 31 religious sisters.
History
- February 3, 1994: Established as Diocese of Batouri from the Diocese of Bertoua
Leadership
- Bishops of Batouri, in reverse chronological order
- * Bishop Marcellin-Marie Ndabnyemb
- * Bishop Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo, C.I.C.M., appointed Archbishop of Garoua
- * Fr. Vital Pierre Nkenlifack
- * Bishop Samuel Kleda, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Douala
- * Bishop Roger Pirenne, appointed Archbishop of Bertoua