Joseph Marie Ndi-Okalla

Joseph-Marie Ndi-Okalla (born 21 November 1957) is a Cameroonian Catholic prelate who serves as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbalmayo, in Cameroon since 27 December 2016. Before that, from 13 August 1983 until 27 December 2016, he was a priest of that same Catholic See. He was appointed by Pope Francis. He was consecrated by Piero Pioppo, Titular Archbishop of Torcello, on 18 February 2017, at Mbalmayo.

Background and education He was born on 21 November 1957 in Douala, in the Archdiocese of Douala, in Cameroon. He attended elementary school near his home area. He then studied at the Mbalmayo Minor Seminary. He studied for one year at the Notre Dame de l'Immaculée Conception Interdiocesan Major Seminary, in Nkolbisson, Yaoundé.

He was then sent to France to continue his priestly education there. He started out at the "Séminaire universitaire des Carmes" of the Catholic University of Paris. He then transferred to the Paris-Sorbonne University, where he studied Theology, History and Civilisation. At Sorbone University, he earned a Master's degree in Biblical Theology and Systematics. His Doctorate in Dogmatic Theology was awarded by the University of Bonn in Germany. He is reported to be the only Cameroonian Catholic bishop to attend the funeral of the Holy Father Pope Francis in person in 2025.