Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bertoua

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bertoua is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bertoua in Cameroon. The current metropolitan archbishop of Bertoua is Archbishop Joseph Atanga, S.J., who was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, December 3, 2009. He had previously been the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafoussam, Cameroon. Archbishop Emeritus Pirenne's resignation was accepted the same day for reasons of age. The archbishop-elect was born in Akok-Bekoe, Cameroon in 1952, he was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1987, and ordained a bishop in 1999.

Contents 1 History 2 Special churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Diocese 5 See also 6 Source

[edit] History

• 1983.03.17: Established as Diocese of Bertoua from the Diocese of Doumé
• 1994.11.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bertoua

[edit] Special churches

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

[edit] Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Bertoua(Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Joseph Atanga, S.J. since 2009.12.03
  • Archbishop Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M. 1999.06.03 - 2009.12.03
  • Archbishop Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. 1994.11.11 – 1999.06.03
• Bishops of Bertoua (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. 1983.03.17 – 1994.11.11

[edit] Suffragan Diocese

• Batouri
• Doumé–Abong’ Mbang
• Yokadouma

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Cameroon

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information