{{short description|none}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2009}} thumb|Map of Cameroon [[File:Yaoundé Cathédrale.jpg|thumb|Yaoundé cathedral]] The '''Catholic Church in Cameroon''' is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
There are almost ten million Catholics in the Republic of Cameroon, 38.4% of the population, in 24 Dioceses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cameroon/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110023649/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cameroon|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2021|title=Africa: Cameroon - The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency|website=www.cia.gov|access-date=2019-05-02}}</ref> A later survey put the figure at 7 million (26%) in 2023.<ref>[https://www.thearda.com/world-religion/national-profiles?u=40c World Religion Database at the ARDA website, Retrieved 2023-08-01]</ref>
In 2000, there were 480 priests and 1860 men and women in religious orders.<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/cameroon-catholic-church ''Encyclopedia.com'' website]</ref>
==Structure== Within Cameroon the church organization consists of: *Bamenda ** Buéa ** Kumba ** Kumbo ** Mamfe *Bertoua ** Batouri ** Doumé-Abong' Mbang ** Yokadouma *Douala ** Bafang ** Bafoussam ** Edéa ** Eséka ** Nkongsamba *Garoua ** Maroua-Mokolo ** Ngaoundéré ** Yagoua *Yaoundé ** Bafia ** Ebolowa ** Kribi ** Mbalmayo ** Obala ** Sangmélima
==Notable persons== In 2023, Simon Mpeke (Baba Simon) became the first Cameroonian to be declared a Venerable by the Catholic Church.<ref>[https://www.aciafrica.org/news/8351/a-great-joy-for-the-church-catholic-bishop-on-baba-simon-cameroons-first-venerable Association for Catholic Information Africa website]</ref>
==See also== *Religion in Cameroon *Christianity in Cameroon *Freedom of religion in Cameroon *List of cathedrals in Cameroon
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