Diocese of Bafia

Diocese of Bafia

*Dioecesis Bafiensis*

Diocèse de Bafia
Diocese of Bafia; Dioecesis Bafiensis; Diocèse de Bafia
Location
Country	Cameroon
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Yaoundé
Headquarters	Bafia, Cameroon
Statistics
Area	34,615 km2 (13,365 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2022); 532,405; 282,220 (53.0%);
Parishes	41
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	6 July 1965; 61 years ago
Secular priests	66
Current leadership
Pope	‹See Tfd›Leo XIV
Bishop	Emmanuel Dassi Youfang, Comm. l'Emm.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jean Mbarga

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafia (Latin: Bafien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bafia in the ecclesiastical province of Yaoundé in Cameroon.

History

6 July 1965: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bafia from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yaoundé
1 January 1968: Promoted as Diocese of Bafia

Father André Charles Lucien Loucheur, C.S.Sp. (14 July 1965 – 11 January 1968); see below

Bishop André Charles Lucien Loucheur, C.S.Sp. (11 January 1968 – 21 December 1977), resigned; see above
Bishop Athanase Bala, C.S.Sp. (21 December 1977 – 3 May 2003), retired
Bishop Jean-Marie Benoît Balla (†) (3 May 2003 – 31 May 2017)
- Apostolic Administrator Abraham Kome (6 June 2017 – 11 July 2020)
Bishop Emmanuel Dassi Youfang, Comm. l'Emm. (13 May 2020 – Present)