The Poor Christ of Bomba is a satirical novel by Mongo Beti.

It was published in 1956 as Le Pauvre Christ de Bomba.

[1] Set in the 1930s, the story is narrated by Dennis who is Father Drumont's house-boy.

The story revolves around Father Drumont who established a parish in Bomba, a small village in southern Cameroon.

It tells about how he strives to convert the natives to Christianity and encourage monogamy.