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Heinrich Vieter
German Pallottine, first bishop of Cameroon
Servant of GodFull write-upGermany
Born
13 February 1853
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Died
7 November 1914
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A Pallottine priest, he began the Catholic mission at Douala in 1890 and was named the first bishop of Cameroon in 1904, dying at Yaoundé in 1914.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Preparatory work for his beatification was announced from Yaoundé and the nihil obstat followed in 2017.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.