The Congregation of The Sisters of St. Therese had its foundation in Fiango– Kumba but soon became a pilgrim Congregation. KUMBA, 26 October, 2020 / 10:10 PM (ACI Africa).- Following the attack on a school within Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Kumba over the weekend that left at least seven children dead and dozens injured, the Local Ordinary has planned for the celebration of Holy Mass at the Cathedral on Friday, October 30. The Registered Agent on file for this company is Emeh, Wilfred and is located at 1728 Oxmoor Road, Birmingham, AL 35209. Headquartered in Kumba, the diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and its bishop is Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon. Trying to find our pastoral offices? 13 were Nursing mothers, 28 of them were pregnant ladies. The Catholic Diocese of Kumbo (Latin: Dioecesis Kumboensis) in the Ecclesiastical Province of Bamenda, Cameroon, was erected by Pope St John Paul II on Thursday, 18 March 1982, with territory taken from the then Diocese (now Archdiocese) of Bamenda. The company has 4 principals on record. [1][2] It has 16 parishes served by 36 diocesan priests, five religious priests, and 44 religious sisters. Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 15 March 2016; Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bamenda; Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Cameroon; Square Kilometers: 11,431 (4,415 Square Miles) Description: Province of Ndian, Meme, and parts of Kupe-Manenguba Mailing Address: P.O. Find Diocese of Kumbo reviews and more on The Catholic Directory. Mgr. Take a look at some of our parishes and their mass time. and is home to 206,000 Catholics, who make up 36.5% of a total population of 563,000. PDF Version In the past days, a video in which the Bishop of Kumbo, His Lordship Mgr. The Bamenda Provincial Episcopal Conference is one of the five Ecclesiastical Provinces of Cameroon and is made up of the Archdiocese of Bamenda, the Diocese of Buea, the Diocese of Kumbo, the Diocese of Mamfe and the Diocese of Kumba. The Bishop of Kumba Agapitus Nfon, whose people have suffered years of conflict between government forces and rebel groups, held a special Mass in his Cathedral on Friday 30 th October. DIOCESE F KUMBA KD/B/C/20/18 Saturday 24 October, 2020 "A voice is heard in Ramah, lamenting and weeping bitterly; it is Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they are no more" (Jer. So as the flock grew steadily the logic to create another diocese to bring evangelisation closer and closer to the people became evident : hence the creation of the new diocese of Kumba . The Congregation of The Sisters of St. Therese had its foundation in Fiango– Kumba but soon became a pilgrim Congregation. Type: Diocese. It is a diocese of the Roman rite of the Catholic Church. The diocese was created on 15 March 2016 by Pope Francis from territory in the Diocese of Buéa, and it is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Bamenda. Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests [1], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}4°38′11″N 9°26′00″E / 4.6364°N 9.4333°E / 4.6364; 9.4333, "News Watch Cameroon: Pope Francis Approves Creation Of Kumba Diocese", "Pope Francis Grants Kumba Diocese, Appoints Pioneer Bishop | CameroonPostline", "The Diocese of Kumba Installs Newly Appointed Bishop,Mgr. Diocese Of Kumba is an Alabama Domestic Non-Profit Corporation filed on September 19, 2017. 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