Jean Zoa

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.

He was reported to have participated in the Second Vatican Council, Session One, Session Two, Session Three and Session Four, from 1962 until 1965.

After his death, several government buildings have been named in his honour, including the Jean Zoa Medical Center, unveiled on 20 April 2017, at the Nkoldongo Social and Health Animation Center, in Nkolndongo (also Nkoldongo), Centre Region, Cameroon.