André Wouking
Archbishop of Yaounde · Cameroon · On the map · Religious Figures · Lived 1930 to 2002 · aged 72
André Wouking is a Cameroonian Catholic prelate who was served as the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé in Cameroon from 27 November 1998 until his death in office on 10 November 2002.
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Before that, from 15 March 1979 until 27 November 1998, he served as the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bafoussam, in the Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province of Douala. From 9 April 1961 until 15 March 1979, he was a priest for the Diocese of Bafoussam. Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop. He was consecrated on 9 June 1979 at Bafoussam, Cameroon by Paul Mbiybe Verdzekov, Bishop of Bamenda. He served as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Nkongsamba from 21 November 1992 to 10 June 1995. The Holy Father transferred him to the Archdiocese of Yaoundé on 27 November 1998 and elevated him to Archbishop of that Metropolitan Province. Archbishop André Wouking died while in office on 10 November 2002.