Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bertoua

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

History
  • 1983.03.17: Established as Diocese of Bertoua from the Diocese of Doumé
  • 1994.11.11: 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 2009.12.03
    • Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M. 1999.06.03 - 2009.12.03
    • Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. 1994.11.11 – 1999.06.03; see below
  • Bishop of Bertoua (Latin Rite), below
    • Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. 1983.03.17 – 1994.11.11; see above

Suffragan Dioceses

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Cameroon

Sources

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