Father Augustine Foka Kifon is originally from the town of Kikaikelaki. He holds degrees in theology and philosophy and was ordained to the priesthood on April 19, 2001, at St. Augustine College in Kumbo.

His first parish assignment was as parochial vicar of St. Mathias Mulumba Parish in Ako. He was then assigned to the Diocese of Ngaoundéré, also in Cameroon, where he served at St. Joseph Mukassa Parish in Atta and then as canon of the Cathedrale Notre Dame des Apôtres in Ngaoundéré. He returned to the Diocese of Kumbo, serving as a parochial vicar and then pastor of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Parish in Tobin. He then served as pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Nkor, while also serving as a college chaplain. before leaving to study at L’Institut de formation humaine intégrale de Montréal in Quebec. Upon returning to Cameroon, he served as a hospital chaplain.