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 15,981 square kilometers, with 205,000 inhabitants (47,000 Catholics), 11 parishes, 27 priests (21 diocesan, 2 religious, and 4 Fidei donum), 13 religious brothers, 17 seminarians, and 31 religious sisters.[1]
History
- February 3, 1994: Established as Diocese of Batouri from the Diocese of Bertoua
Leadership
- Bishops of Batouri (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
References
- 1."Fides Service- Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples". www.fides.org. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010.