Sacred Liturgy has been the top priority in the Archdiocese of Bamenda. Seminars have been organized by the Archdiocesan Master of Ceremonies in the various deaneries of the Archdiocese with the aim of directing the actors at the Liturgy: readers, ushers, Altar Servers, the Choirs, etc., all geared towards imparting the spirit of the Liturgy […]

At the beginning of the period of this Report, there were very few candidates for the Priesthood for the Archdiocese of Bamenda. There were very few ordinations to the Priesthood. In fact, in 2008 and 2009 no candidate was ordained for the Archdiocese. In order to improve the situation, the Local Ordinary decided to hold […]

In the Archdiocese of Bamenda, a good number of Marriages have taken place during the last quinquennium. Some are Ordinary Marriages, others are Mixed Marriages and/or Disparitus Cultus and others “Sanatio in Radice”. The statistics below speak for themselves. Again, there are no proper statistics for some of the Parishes, especially the Quasi Parishes. Marriage […]

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 […]

Prepare and lead Sunday Services; Give doctrine for the Sacraments; Render any other services agreed upon with the Parish Priest and the Christian Community.   In the 444 mission stations in the Archdiocese of Bamenda, it is thanks to the contributions of the catechists that most of these communities exist and are active. In the […]

The Decree on the Church’s Missionary Activity, Ad Gentes Divinitus, n. 17 says that “the role of catechists is of the highest importance” in the work of evangelization, for the catechists are “true co-workers of the priestly order”.  For them to carry out this role effectively, there is need for formation.   Consequently, during the […]

The Auxiliaries of the Apostolate were founded by Cardinal Mercier in France. They are neither an Institute of Consecrated Life nor a Society of Apostolic Life. These are mostly lay women who want to dedicate themselves to the service of the Particular Church, living their consecration in the world. The call is addressed to an […]

The Focolare Movement, also known as the Work of Mary, has two communities in the Archdiocese of Bamenda: one for the Male Branch – the Focolarini – in St. John the Baptist Parish, Foncha Street, Nkwen and the other for the Female Branch – the Focolarine – in St. Pius X’s Parish, Akum. The community […]

The Focolare Movement   The Focolare Movement, also known as the Work of Mary, has two communities in the Archdiocese of Bamenda: one for the Male Branch – the Focolarini – in St. John the Baptist Parish, Foncha Street, Nkwen and the other for the Female Branch – the Focolarine – in St. Pius X’s […]

The small community of the Little Sisters of Jesus in Bamenda has four members striving daily to live a contemplative life centred on the Eucharist and lived in the midst of the world, sharing the Good News through a presence of friendship.