Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. IV, 1950 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Apostolic vicariates

Doumé, Apostolic Vicariate of

DOUMÉ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI

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DOUMÉ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - Newly ordained native priests of Cameroon.

DOUMÉ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In 1949, in order to make missionary propaganda in the eastern zone of the apostolic vicariate of Yaoundé (French Cameroon) more efficient, the new apostolic vicariate of D. was erected, comprising the two civil districts of Upper Nyong and Lom and of Kadei. In this eastern zone, the Dutch fathers of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit had already been working for several years.

The territory has an area of approximately 105,000 sq km with 204,000 inhabitants, of whom 20,000 are Catholics and 11,000 catechumens, assisted by about twenty priests. There are 8 residences, and another 3 or 4 will be opened before long in order to strengthen ever more the work of evangelization among the numerous pagans. It should be noted that the apostolic vicar of Yaoundé was at the same time appointed also apostolic vicar of D., and that an auxiliary of Dutch nationality was given to him.

Saverio Paventi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV (1950), col. 1916.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Doumé, vicariato apostolico di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, col. 1916. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/doume-vicariato-apostolico-di.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Doumé, vicariato apostolico di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 1916. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/doume-vicariato-apostolico-di.

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@incollection{ec4_doume_vicariato_apostolico_di,
  author    = {Paventi, Saverio},
  title     = {Doumé, vicariato apostolico di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IV},
  pages     = {1916},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/doume-vicariato-apostolico-di}
}

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