Bruno Ateba Edo

Bruno Ateba Edo S.A.C. (born 20 November 1964) is a Cameroonian Catholic prelate who serves as the bishop of the Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo, in Cameroon since 5 April 2015. Before that, he served as a priest for the Pallottines, a Catholic religious order, from 8 July 1995 until 5 April 2014. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis. He was consecrated on 27 May 2014 by Piero Pioppo, Titular Archbishop of Torcello. He is a professed member of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate religious order.

Background and education He was born on 20 November 1964, in Zoétélé, Diocese of Sangmélima, South Region, Cameroon. He studied philosophy at the Kabgayi Major Interdiocesan Seminary for Philosophy at Kabgayi, Rwanda. He then studied theology at the Saint Cyprien Theological Seminary in Ngoya, Centre Region, Cameroon. From 2001 until 2003, he studied at the Pallottina Vallendar Theological Institute (PVTI) in Vallendar, Germany, where he graduated with a licentiate in Pastoral Theology.

Priest On 15 August 1989, he took his preliminary vows as a member of the Pallottines. He took his perpetual vows on 2 October 1994. He was ordained a priest for the same religious order on 8 July 1995. He served as a priest until 5 April 2014. While a priest, he served in various roles and locations including: He was consecrated on 17 May 2014 by Piero Pioppo, Titular Archbishop of Torcello assisted by Samuel Kleda, Archbishop of Douala and Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens, Bishop Emeritus of Maroua-Mokolo. Bishop Bruno Ateba Edo continues to serve in that capacity, as of 2026.