Young Carmelite from Cameroon is now known as “venerable”

May 28, 2026 | Aleteia

By Philip Kosloski | Aleteia

At the moment, there are no native canonized saints from Cameroon, but over the past decade several causes for canonization have progressed and are closer to an official proclamation of sainthood.

One such cause involves a young Carmelite friar who died in 2006 at the age of 24. Recently Pope Leo XIV declared him “venerable,” recognizing his life of “heroic virtue.”

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