Roger Pirenne Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific Prefix:His Excellency
Roger Pirenne
Archbishop Emeritus of Bertoua
Appointed:3 June 1999
Term End:3 December 2009
Other Post:Bishop of Batouri (1994–1999)
Ordination:3 August 1958
Consecration:22 May 1994
Consecrated By:Santos Abril y Castelló
Birth Date:1934 8, df=y
Birth Place:Clermont-sur-Berwinne, Belgium
Death Place:Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Alma Mater:Scheutveld College

Roger Pirenne (9 August 1934 – 6 August 2023) was a Belgian Roman Catholic prelate.[1] A member of the CICM Missionaries, he was Archbishop Emeritus of Bertoua.

Biography

Born in Clermont-sur-Berwinne on 9 August 1934, Pirenne studied Greek and Latin at the and completed his studies in 1951.[2] He then taught at the Abbé Jean Mairy.[3] His ecclesiastical studies were held at Scheutveld College, and he was then ordained a priest on 3 August 1958.

In 1962, Pirenne was sent on a mission to Congo-Léopoldville. He was then sent to Cameroon and became a vicar in the Diocese of Yaoundé. In 1981, he was moved to Doumaintang, then to Batouri in 1983, and Yokadouma in 1991.[4] In 1994, he was ordained Bishop of Batouri before being named Archbishop of Bertoua in 1999. He became Archbishop Emeritus in 2009.[5]

Roger Pirenne died in Yaoundé on 6 August 2023, at the age of 88.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archbishop Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M.. Catholic-Hierarchy.
  2. News: 30 August 2008. Cinquante ans de sacerdoce pour le père Roger Pirenne. French. L'Avenir. 7 August 2023.
  3. Web site: HERVE – 1951-52 – Classe de Rhéto de l'Abbé Jean MAIRY – Professeur. ARVIA. French.
  4. News: 16 April 2016. 20 Soixante ans au service du Seigneur et de leurs frères au Cameroun… (2). French. Filles de Sainte-Marie de la Présentation. 7 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Les Évêques d'origine de notre diocèse. Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège. 28 August 2023 . French.
  6. News: 6 August 2023. Décès de Mgr Roger Pirenne : l'église catholique romaine du Cameroun en deuil. French. Cameroun Actuel. 7 August 2023.