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