Diocese of Doumé–Abong' Mbang

Diocese of Doumé–Abong' Mbang Dioecesis Dumensis-Abongensis-Mbangensis Diocèse de Doumé–Abong' Mbang
Location
Country	Cameroon
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Bertoua
Headquarters	Doumé, Cameroon
Statistics
Area	36,378 km2 (14,046 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2023) 293,000 145,500 (49.7%)
Parishes	25
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3 March 1949 (1949-03-03)
Secular priests	66
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Jan Ozga
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Atanga, S.J.

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), below
  • 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), below
  • 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), below
  • 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

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Cameroon

External links

• GCatholic.org