Diocese of Bafia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafia () 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

Ordinaries Prefect Apostolic of Bafia (Roman rite) Father André Charles Lucien Loucheur, C.S.Sp. (14 July 1965 – 11 January 1968); see below

Bishops of Bafia (Roman rite) 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)

Coadjutor bishop Athanase Bala, C.S.Sp. (1976-1977)

See also Roman Catholicism in Cameroon

Sources catholic-hierarchy GCatholic.org