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[]
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Cameroon
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bertoua