Diocese of Obala

Diocese of Obala

*Dioecesis Obalana*

Diocèse d'Obala
Diocese of Obala; Dioecesis Obalana; Diocèse d'Obala
Location
Country	Cameroon
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Yaoundé
Headquarters	Obala, Cameroon
Statistics
Area	14,849 km2 (5,733 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2023); 981,000; 578,000 (58.9%);
Parishes	62
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3 July 1987
Secular priests	168
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Sosthène Léopold Bayemi Matjei
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jean Mbarga

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Obala (Latin: Obalan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Obala in the ecclesiastical province of Yaoundé in Cameroon.

History

3 July 1987: Established as Diocese of Obala from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yaoundé.

Bishops of Obala (Latin Rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Sosthène Léopold Bayemi Matjei (3 December 2009 − Present)
- Bishop Jérôme Owono-Mimboe (3 July 1987 − 3 December 2009), retired