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

• Batouri
• Doumé–Abong’ Mbang
• Yokadouma

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Cameroon

Sources

• GCatholic.org