CURRICULUM VITAE OF REV. FR. FUANYA ANDREW NKEA – NOVEMBER, 2012
I. A: PERSONAL PROFILE
- Name: FUANYA ANDREW NKEA
- Date of Birth: 29th August 1965
- Place of Birth: Widikum
- Village of Origin: Fontem
- Nationality: Cameroonian
- Country of Origin: Cameroon
II. ACADEMIC PROFILE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
- 1970 – 1975 : St. Theresa’s Primary School, Kumbo
- 1975 – 1977 : Government Primary School Down Beach, Victoria
SECONDARY AND HIGH SCHOOL
- 1977 -1981 : Christ the King College Tiko
- 1981 – 1983: Bishop Rogan Junior Seminary, Buea
TERTIARY EDUCATION
- 1985 – 1988: Philosophy Studies at the St. Thomas Aquinas’ Major Seminary, Bambui, Cameroon
- 1988 – 1992: Theology Studies at the St. Thomas Aquinas’ Major Seminary, Bambui, Cameroon
SPECIALISED STUDIES:
- 1999 – 2001: Licentiate Studies in Canon Law at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome
- 2001 – 2002: Post Graduate Diploma Studies in Ecclesiastical Jurisprudence at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome and Practice at the Roman Rota
- 2001 – 2003: Doctorate Studies in Canon Law at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome
III. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 1977: First School Leaving Certificate
- 1981: Ordinary Level General Certificate Examination
- 1983: Advance Level General Certificate Examination
- 1988: Diploma in Latin
- 1988: Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
- 1992: Diploma in Theology
- 2001: Master’s Degree in Canon Law
- 2002: Post Graduate Diploma in Ecclesiastical Jurisprudence
- 2003: Doctorate Degree in Canon Law
IV. WORK PROFILE AND ASSIGNMENTS
- 1984-1985: Teacher of Economics, Literature and Religious Knowledge at Christ the King College, Tiko.
- 1992-1994: Assistant Priest in St. John Bosco’s Parish Mbonge
- 1994-1995: Parish Priest of St. Luke’s Parish Nyandong
- 1995-1999: Diocesan Chancellor, Bishop’s House Buea
- 1995-1999: Buea Diocesan Chaplain of the World Apostolate of Fatima
- 2003-2007: Diocesan Chancellor, Bishop’s House Buea
- 2003-2007: Member of the Diocesan College of Consultors and Presbyteral Council
- 2003-2007: Buea Diocesan Chaplain of the Catholic Men Association
- 2007-2010: Lecturer of Canon Law at the John Paul II Institute of Theology in Buea
- 2007-2011: Defender of the Bond at the Ecclesiastical Tribunal of First Instance of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bamenda
- 2008-2010: Dean of the Department of Theology at the St. Thomas Aquinas’ Major Seminary, Bambui.
V. OTHER ASSIGNMENTS BEFORE APPOINTMENT AS BISHOP
- 2007-2013: Lecturer of Canon Law, Liturgy and Latin Language at the St. Thomas Aquinas’ Major Seminary Bambui, Cameroon.
- 2007 -2013 : Member of the Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith and Canon Law at the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon
- 2009 -2013 : Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bamenda
- 2010 -2013 : Registrar at the Catholic University of Cameroon, CATUC, Bamenda
- 2011-2013: Judicial Vicar of the Tribunal of First Instance, Ecclesiastical Province of Bamenda
- 2011——-: Elected First President of the Association of Canon Law in Cameroon
VI. EPISCOPAL APPOINTMENT AND CONSECRATION
- 10 July 2013: Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Mamfe
- 23 August 2013: Consecrated Bishop in Mamfe
- 25th January 2014: Succeded the See of Mamfe as Diocesan Bishop
VII. PUBLICATIONS:
- 1988: Book: The Philosophical Analysis of the Nweh Concept of Personal Names (Dissertation for a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy)
- 1992: Book: The Nweh Funeral Traditions (Dissertation for a Diploma in Theology)
- 1996: Book: Ut Cognoscant Te: The Life of Bishop Pius S. Awa on the occasion of His Episcopal Silver Jubilee)
- 2000: Book: A Pilgrimage of Faith: History of the Diocese of Buea, (Co-author with Prof. V. Ngoh, Prof. Z. Njeuma, Dr. G. Atem and Fr. M. Kima)
- 2001: Book: The Role of Private Associations in the Church (Dissertation for a Master’s Degree in Canon Law)
- 2003: Book: The Regulation of the Rights of the Faithful in accordance with canon 223 par. 2 (Dissertation for a Doctorate Degree in Canon Law)
- 2005: Book: The Gospel Legacy of Fr. George Nkuo (Collection of the Homilies of Fr. George Nkuo on the occasion of his Silver Jubilee to the Priesthood)
- 2007: Book: Mary, Mother of God and Mother of the Church
- 2007: Article: Academic Discourse on “Veritatis Splendour” of Pope John Paul II
- 2008: Journal: Editor in Chief of the JOPASIT JOURNAL (An academic Review of the John Paul II Institute of Theology, Buea. 2 Editions published already)
- 2009: Book: Scattered Seeds of Promise (A Collection of my occasional Homilies)
- 2009: Article: “God Loves us Immensely: First Intuitions for an Inter-religious Dialogue (International Symposium on Inter-Religious at the Mariopolis Centre, Fontem)
- 2009: Article: Titles of the Pope on the occasion of the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Cameroon
- 2009: Article: Eulogies during Funeral Masses (The Teaching of the Catholic Church)
- 2011: Article: Marriage: Traditional, Civil And Religious Dimensions:Social And Theological Implications: Empirical EvidenceVersus Reality In The Cameroon Context
VIII: LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
- English
- French
- Italian
- Pidgin
- Nweh and
- Lamso