YAOUNDÉ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in French Cameroon and originated from the apostolic vicariate of the Two Guineas (v. GUINEA).
The territory was detached from that vicariate and erected as an apostolic prefecture of Cameroon on 18 March 1890; on 2 Jan. 1905 it was elevated to an apostolic vicariate and on 3 Apr. 1931 it received the name of Y. From it were detached on 28 Apr. 1914 a part of the apostolic prefecture of Adamawa, called on 11 June 1923 that of Foumban (v.); on 31 March 1931 the apostolic prefecture of Douala, now an apostolic vicariate, and on 3 March 1949 the apostolic vicariate of Doumé. It is entrusted to the Congregation of the Holy Spirit.
It has an area of about 75,000 sq km with a hot and humid climate. The inhabitants number about 510,000, of the Bantu race and devoted to agriculture. Catholics number 244,226, catechumens 27,836, Protestants 24,329, Muslims 15,810, pagans 198,000. There are 116 missionaries, of whom 36 are indigenous; 36 brothers, 117 sisters. There is a major and a minor seminary. Primary stations 41, secondary 191, and as many churches and chapels. Elementary schools 337, middle schools 337, higher schools 2, vocational schools 19. The works of charity and of Catholic Action are well developed.
Bibliography2 worksChronique des Missions confiées à la Congr. du Saint-Esprit. Aperçu historique et exercice, 1930-31, Paris 1932, pp. 148-64; MC, 1950, pp. 1
BIBL.:Chronique des Missions confiées à la Congr. du Saint-Esprit. Aperçu historique et exercice, 1930-31, Paris 1932, pp. 148-64; MC, 1950, pp. 133-34.
Paventi, Saverio. “Yaoundé, vicariato apostolico di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, col. 1732. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954. https://azioneromana.com/article/yaounde-vicariato-apostolico-di.
MLA
Paventi, Saverio. “Yaoundé, vicariato apostolico di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954, col. 1732. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/yaounde-vicariato-apostolico-di.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec12_yaounde_vicariato_apostolico_d,
author = {Paventi, Saverio},
title = {Yaoundé, vicariato apostolico di},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {XII},
pages = {1732},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1954},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/yaounde-vicariato-apostolico-di}
}
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