ARCHDIOCESAN SERVICES
Since the last Quinquennial Report, we have reorganized a number of services at the level of the Archdiocese, which are the executive arm of the Pastoral Plan. They facilitate the execution of the decisions and
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The Archdiocesan Pastoral and Catechetical Centre (Maryvale Institute)
The Archdiocesan Education Secretariat The Archdiocesan Education Secretariat
The Archdiocesan Social Welfare/Caritas Service. The Social Welfare
The Archdiocesan Family Life Apostolate
The Archdiocesan Social Communications Services
The Director of Communications
PASTORAL WORKS OF THE ARCHDIOCESE
SOCIAL WELFARE CARITAS
The Social Welfare/Caritas Coordination Service of the Archdiocese of Bamenda was created in May 2007 with the appointment of Benedicta Muffuh as the Archdiocesan Coordinator of the Service. The Service was charged with the promotion of the social welfare of the people and the better organization of the Charity of the Local Church of the Archdiocese according the Encyclical Letter, Deus Caritas Est, of Pope Benedict XVI and the other relevant documents of the Magisterium.
The Archdiocesan Youth Ministry
The Archdiocesan Youth Ministry is coordinated by the Archdiocesan Youth Chaplain. The youth groups are organized in an Archdiocesan Youth Federation whose main aim is to coordinate the activities of young people in the Archdiocese. The Youth Chaplain is assisted by a Youth Formation Team and a Youth Council, Deanery and Parish Youth Chaplains or Advisers.
The Archdiocese of Bamenda has also been in partnership with the Archdiocese of Florence, Italy. Through this partnership, three Fidei Donum Priests from the Diocese of Florence, Italy had the opportunity to work in the Archdiocese of Bamenda for some years before they were finally withdrawn due to the shortage of Priests in Florence.
RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER CHURCHES
Partnership between the Archdiocese of Bamenda and the Diocese of Portsmouth, England
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Partnership with the Archdiocese of Florence, Italy
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PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BANGUI
Read morePICTURES FOR ST JOSEPH VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE
There are 136 Diocesan Priests incardinated into the Archdiocese of Bamenda working along with the Religious and Diocesan Priests from other Dioceses. Since 2014, 68 priests have been ordained for the Archdiocese of Bamenda. We render immense thanks to God for the increase in the number of vocations to the Priesthood. At the same time, we still acknowledge that, in spite of the increase, some parishes still have just a single priest to minister to them which means that there is still more need for priests.
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CHRIST THE KING FEAST DAY 2020
The Archdiocese of Bamenda in Cameroon is set to launch the Year of the Eucharist on the Solemnity of Christ the King, Sunday, November 20.
THE EDUCATION SECRETARIAT
The Archdiocesan Education Secretariat, in general, ensures that schools and colleges in the Archdiocese are run smoothly on behalf of the proprietor, who is the Local Ordinary.
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The Archdiocesan Education Secretariat,
The Agency runs 39 Nursery Schools and 148 Primary Schools. There are 13 Catholic Colleges in the Archdiocese of Bamenda, 5 of which are owned and run by Religious Congregations.
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MARIAN CONGRESS 2022
Nkea recalled the issues he raised while launching the Marian Year in 2021 during which he dedicated the Bamenda Archdiocese to Marian care.
Archbishop Nkea Gives Us A Unique Perspective On The Church In Cameroon
Archbishop Andrew Nkea of the Diocese of Bamenda, Cameroon, joins us today to talk about how much this Catholic Church has grown dispute
THE MARYVALE INSTITUTE
Paul VI Memorial Pastoral Centre was established quite some years ago before the period of this Quinquennial Report and it provides accommodation for the clergy, religious and laity for spiritual and pastoral activities. It also renders services to non-Church organizations. From the last Quinquennial Report, we have constructed and consecrated a befitting chapel and a hall for the Centre. The chapel also serves as a Mission Station church of Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Nta’afi.
The Archdiocesan Health Coordination Office. created on 31 October, 1999.
This service was created on 31 October, 1999. There is an Archdiocesan Health Coordinator and a Medical Doctor who consults in the outreach health centres. The Archdiocesan Health Centres are directly the responsibility of the Coordination Office and are visited monthly for Doctor’s consultation and more often when deemed necessary. Staff meetings of the Health Coordinating team are held monthly. Supervision of 24 Health Facilities in the Archdiocese is carried out twice yearly.
FAMILY LIFE OFFICE
Activities of the Family Life Apostolate in the Archdiocese can be traced back as far as the coming of the faith into this area, considering the efforts of individual Priests encouraging young men and women to get married in Church in order to form Christian Families.
The Archdiocesan Family Life Office is run by a Director couple who promotes and coordinates all the arms of the Family Life Apostolate and has the following responsibilities:
WELCOMING OF AB NKEA
The new archbishop of Bamenda, MGR Andrew Nkea, arrives Bamenda from Mamfe on Thursday February 20th 2022. He is receive by a jubilant crowd in Bamenda.
Thousands await Nkea’s induction as Bamendada Archbishop . …At least four thousands Christians from different denominations across the country on Saturday February
BIKE RIDERS DAY AT THE CATHEDRAL BAMENDA 2021
31 déc. 2021 — Bamenda today 31 Dec 2021. Bishop Nkea Andrew with Bike riders at the cathedral in #Bamenda.
The Director of Communications
The Director of Communications is responsible for the formation of the Social Communication Commission at all levels of the Archdiocese (Small Christian Community, Mission Station, Parish, Deanery, Archdiocesan). Each of these services has their manager, but all of them fall under the direct supervision of the Director of Communications.
The Archdiocesan Social Communications Services
We live in a world where the media plays a crucial role in the way people think, believe and act. So, in conformity with the relevant directives from the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, ……
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Catholic Archdiocese Of Bamenda History
When the Diocese of Bamenda was created on 13th August 1970, with territory detached from the former Diocese of Buea, it covered the whole territory of the North West Region of Cameroon and had a Catholic population of 129.984, spread over 22 parishes. On 18 March 1982, part of the diocese was carved out to form the Diocese of Kumbo, leaving the territory which became the Archdiocese of Bamenda with a new Catholic Population of 114.497, spread over 17 parishes. Today, the Archdiocese has an estimated Catholic population of about 620,513 out of a total population of 1.457.053 inhabitants.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
The Archdiocese of Bamenda lies between the 5th and 7th latitudes North, and between the 9th and 11th degrees East longitude. It covers an area of 10.000 square kilometres.
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PROVINCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BAMENDA
The Archdiocese of Bamenda houses a number of Institutions of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bamenda for the formation of candidates for the Priesthood and for the Higher Education of the youth, as well as the Marriage Tribunal of First Instance. These are under the immediate jurisdiction of the Local Ordinary.
Thomas Aquinas’ Major Seminary, Bambui
John Mary Vianney Spiritual Formation Centre, Bafut
The Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC), Bamenda
Inter-diocesan Marriage Tribunal of First Instance
SOME IMPORTANT LAND MARKS OF THE LIFE OF THE ARCHDIOCESE
- Celebration of the Year of Mercy
Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Creation of the Archdiocese of Bamenda
Monday, 29 December 2019
The Appointment of a New Archbishop for Bamenda/Handing of the Crosier by the Former Archbishop
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Golden Jubilee Prayer
Almighty God and Father,
We thank you for the marvelous growth in faith
during the past fifty years of its existence.
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SOME ARCHDIOCESAN SERVICES
The Archdiocesan Social Welfare/Caritas Service
The Archdiocesan Justice and Peace Service Bamenda cameroon
The Archdiocesan Youth Ministry is coordinated by the Archdiocesan Youth
The Archdiocesan Health Coordination Office created on 31 October, 1999
The Bamenda Ecclesiastical Province Health Assistance (BEPHA)
Activities of the Family Life Apostolate in the Archdiocese
JUBILEE DAY WITH WOMEN
The Archdiocesan Social Welfare/Caritas Service
The Social Welfare/Caritas Coordination Service of the Archdiocese of Bamenda was created in May 2007 with the appointment of Benedicta Muffuh as the Archdiocesan Coordinator of the Service.
ARCHDIOCESE OF BAMENDA
Spiritual Life and growth of the archdiocese
The statistics below about the administration of the sacraments according to the various parishes are gleaned from the Sacred Returns since the last Quinquennial report.
They show that there is a general increase as far as the administration of the Sacraments of Christian Initiation is concerned, although the statistics of some of the Parishes are not up-to-date.
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Apostolic workers and their collaborators
- Diocesan Clergy
There are 136 Diocesan Priests incardinated into the Archdiocese of Bamenda working along with the Religious and Diocesan Priests from other Dioceses. Since 2014, 68 priests have been ordained for the Archdiocese of Bamenda.
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of the archdiocese of Bamenda
- Parish Finances from 2014 to 2021
Generally speaking, since the last Quinquennial Report, our financial situation has improved, especially with the increasing creation of awareness in the minds of many Christians to assume their duties and responsibilities in the Church.
Relashionship with other churches
- Partnership between the Archdiocese of Bamenda and the Diocese of Portsmouth, England
he Archdiocese of Bamenda, for the past 49 years, has been linked to the Diocese of Porthsmouth.
Full articleWORLD DAY OF THE SICK 2020
with theme Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest,” taken from Matthew’s Gospel (11:28)
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
FOR THE XXVIII WORLD DAY OF THE SICK 2020
11 February 2020
“Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened,
and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28)
Message from the holly father
The Holy Father released a statement to commemorate the World Day of the Sick, calling on people to “reject the throwaway culture“
WORLD DAY OF THE SICK 2020: PUTTING HUMAN PERSON AT THE CENTRE OF EACH ACTION
Pope Francis shines a light on those who are ill and those who care for them in his message for the World Day of the Sick 2020. He also asks us to remember the difficulties experienced by those suffering and medical staff in conflict areas and he calls on governments and health institutions not to neglect those who are suffering because of financial considerations.
The Archdiocesan Youth Ministry. coordinated by the Youth Chaplain
The Justice and Peace Commission was established in December 2002 in accordance with the provisions slated in the Provincial Pastoral Plan. It was first established as a Commission, and functioned as such for 4 years, and was later reorganized as an Archdiocesan Service in the year 2006 with the technical competence to organize and train justice and peace workers in the field and other groups of persons to assemble and evaluate information and results of research on justice and peace concerning the development of peoples and the violation of human rights.
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