Emmanuel Dassi Youfang, (born 7 August 1967), is a Cameroonian Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafia, Cameroon since 2020. Before that, from November 2016 until May 2020 he was Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafoussam, Cameroon. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis on 7 November 2016. On the same day, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Oescus. He was consecrated and installed bishop at Bafoussam, on 11 July 2020.
He was born on 7 August 1967, at Baham, Diocese of Bafoussam, in Cameroon. This is located in the Department of Hauts-Plateaux, in the Western Province of the country.[1][2]
He became a member of the Emmanuel Community (French:"Communauté de l'Emmanuel") in 1997. On 16 June 2001 he was ordained a priest of Bafoussam, Cameroon. He served in that capacity until 7 November 2016.[1][2] As a priest, he served in various roles in different locations including as:[2]
Parish priest and Rector of the Marian Shrine from 2001 until 2009.
Vicar General of the Diocese of Bafoussam, Cameroon from 2010 until 2012.
Vicar General of the diocese and Parish priest in Bafoussam Diocese, Cameroon from 2012 until 2016.[2]
As bishop
On 7 No November 2016 Pope Francis appointed Reverend Father Monsignor]] Emmanuel Dassi Youfang, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Bafoussam. Cameroon. He was concurrently appointed Titular Bishop of Oescus.[1][2]
He was consecrated and installed at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph, in Bafoussam, Diocese of Bafoussam on 7 January 2017 by the hands of Bishop Dieudonné Watio, Bishop of Bafoussam assisted by Bishop Abraham Boualo Kome Bishop of Bafang and Bishop Yves Le Saux, Bishop of Le Mans.[1][2]
On 13 May 2020, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Emmanuel Dassi Youfang, Communauté de l'Emmanuel as the new Local Ordinary of the diocese of Bafia in Cetral Cameroon.[1][2] He was installed there on 11 July 2020. He succeeded the late Bishop Jean-Marie Benoît Balla, former Bishop of Bafia in Central Cameroon, who died in 2017.[2][3]
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