Notre-Dame de Koutaba, Trappist monastery in Koutaba, Cameroon.
The monastery buildings incorporate local materials such as laterite stone and stand among coffee plantations in the mountainous region of western Cameroon.
French monks from Aiguebelle Abbey founded Notre-Dame de Koutaba in 1968 after relocating from previous settlements in Minlaba and Obout regions of Cameroon.
The monastic community integrates African musical instruments and local languages like Bamileke into their traditional Cistercian liturgical services and prayers.
The monastery maintains coffee plantations that employ twenty permanent workers and two hundred seasonal workers during harvest periods.
The community of twenty-one monks includes members from Cameroon, France, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, and Central African Republic.
Location: Koutaba
GPS coordinates: 5.64931,10.80417
Latest update: March 6, 2025 11:29
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