Jean Zoa
Cameroonian Catholic priest
Jean Zoa (1924 - 1998) was a Cameroonian Catholic prelate who served as the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé in Cameroon from 11 September 1961 until his death on 20 March 1998. Before that, from 3 October 1950 until 11 September 1961, he served as a priest of the same Catholic See. He was appointed by Pope John XXIII. He was consecrated on 21 December 1961, in Rome, Italy by Cardinal Grégoire-Pierre XV Agagianian, Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian). Archbishop Jean Zoa died in office on 20 March 1998.
Background and education
He was born in Saa, Archdiocese of Yaoundé, Centre Region, in Cameroon, in 1924.
Priest
He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Yaoundé, Cameroon on 3 October 1950. He served as a priest until 11 September 1961.
Bishop
He was appointed Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province of Yaoundé by Pope John XXIII on 11 September 1961. He was consecrated in Rome, Italy on 21 December 1961 by Cardinal Grégoire-Pierre XV Agagianian, Patriarch of Cilicia assisted by Pietro Sigismondi, Titular Archbishop of Neapolis in Pisidia and Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot, Titular Archbishop of Constantia in Thracia.
He was reported to have participated in the Second Vatican Council, Session One, Session Two, Session Three and Session Four, from 1962 until 1965.
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