Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bertoua explained

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bertoua is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bertoua in Cameroon.

History

• • 17 March 1983: Established as Diocese of Bertoua from the Diocese of Doumé 11 November 1994: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bertoua

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Holy Family Cathedral in Bertoua.

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Bertoua (Latin Rite), below
  • Joseph Atanga, S.J. since 3 December 2009
  • Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M. 3 June 1999 – 3 December 2009
  • Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. 11 November 1994 – 3 June 1999; see below
• Bishop of Bertoua (Latin Rite), below
  • Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. 17 March 1983 – 11 November 1994; see above

Suffragan Dioceses

• Batouri
• Doumé–Abong’ Mbang
• Yokadouma

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Cameroon

Sources

• GCatholic.org

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