Paul Mbiybe Verdzekov

Paul Mbiybe Verdzekov (January 22, 1931 – January 26, 2010) was a Cameroonian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Bamenda, Cameroon from 1970 till 1982 and as archbishop from 1982 till 2006.

Styles of
Paul Mbiybe Verdzekov
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenot applicable

Life

Born in Shisong on January 22, 1931, Paul Mbiybe Verdzekov was ordained to the priesthood on December 20, 1961.

On August 13, 1970, he was appointed bishop of the newly created diocese of Bamenda. Verdzekov received his episcopal consecration on the following November 8 from Julius Joseph Willem Peeters, bishop of Buéa, with the then bishop of Garoua, Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, and the bishop of Sangmélima, Pierre-Célestin Nkou, serving as co-consecrators.

On March 18, 1982 he became archbishop of Bamenda when his diocese was elevated to archdiocese by Pope John Paul II. Archbishop Verdzekov retired on January 23, 2006. He died in 2010, aged 79, as Archbishop Emeritus of Bamenda.[1]

References
  1. Catholic Hierarchy website [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Newly created		 Bishop of Bamenda
1970–1982		 Succeeded by
Elevated to archdiocese
Preceded by
Newly created		 Archbishop of Bamenda
1982–2006		 Succeeded by
Cornelius Fontem Esua
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