Adalbert Ndzana

Adalbert Ndzana
Bishop Emeritus of Mbalmayo
ArchdioceseYaoundé
DioceseMbalmayo
Installed7 March 1987
Term ended27 December 2016
PredecessorPaul Etoga
SuccessorJoseph-Marie Ndi-Okalla
Orders
Ordination15 August 1969
Consecration20 January 1985
by Donato Squicciarini, Jean Zoa, Paul Etoga
Personal details
Born(1939-07-17)17 July 1939
Zoatoubsi, French Cameroon
Died7 September 2025(2025-09-07) (aged 86)
Yaoundé, Cameroon

Adalbert Ndzana (17 July 1939 – 7 September 2025) was a Cameroonian Roman Catholic prelate.[1]

Ndzana was born on 17 July 1939 in Zoatoubsi. He was ordained a priest in 1969.[2]

In November 1984, Ndzana was appointed coadjutor bishop of Mbalmayo.[2] He served as Bishop of Mbalmayo from 1987 to 2016.[3]

Ndzana died in Yaoundé on 7 September 2025, at the age of 86.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bassomo, Caroline (7 September 2025). "CAMEROUN :: Nécrologie : Mgr Adalbert Ndzana range sa soutane dans la sacristie :: CAMEROON". Camer.be (in French). Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Second Local Ordinary of Cameroon's Mbalmayo Dies at 86, Eulogized as Tireless Pastor Who "worked for evangelization"". ACI Africa. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  3. ^ Atangana, Adeline (27 December 2016). "Cameroun - Religion: Le Pape François nomme l'Abbé Joseph-Marie Ndi-Okalla nouvel évêque au diocèse de Mbalmayo (Centre) - Article corrigé". Cameroon-Info.net (in French). Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  4. ^ Gemele, Vivian (8 September 2025). "Cameroun - Nécrologie Carnet noir : Mgr Adalbert Ndzana, évêque émérite de Mbalmayo, s'en est allé". Cameroun24 (in French). Retrieved 8 September 2025.