Kumba Becomes a Diocese, Gets First Bishop

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Bishop Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon, pioneer bishop of Kumba

 The bustling and dynamic Kumba, otherwise known as K-town has finally gotten the status of Diocese in the Roman Catholic Church. News of this historic change came yesterday from the Pope’s Representative to Cameroon, Mgr. Pierro Pioppo. To cement it, the Holy Father also appointed Bishop Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon, pioneer Bishop of the Kumba Diocese.

Agapitus Nfon was formerly the Auxillary Bishop of the Bamenda Arch Diocese and it is recorded that he was the first Auxiliary Bishop of the Bamenda Archdiocese, appointed in 2011.

He was born on 11 February 1964 at Shisong in the Diocese of Kumbo and was baptized in St. Joseph Parish, Djottin. He attended St. Joseph Catholic School, Djottin from 1969-1976 and later on moved to Bishop Rogan Minor Seminary, Soppo, Buea and St. Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary, Bambui. He was ordained Priest on 22 May 1991 by His Grace, Cornelius Fontem Esua. Agapitus is the second in a family of 8 and hails from Noni Sub Division, North West.

The newly created Diocese of Kumba covers Meme Division with Kumba as Headquarters, Ndian Division and part of Lebialem and Kupe Manegouba. Kumba was one of the biggest and most populated towns in Cameroon without the seat of a Bishop.

Kumba was not the only area affected by the Decree of Pope Francis. The Holy Father also appointed Emmanuel Abbo as Bishop of the Ngaoundere Diocese. Prior to this he was the Administrator of the same Diocese following the death of Bishop Joseph Djida in January 2015.