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.

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 Roger Pirenne since 1999.06.03
  • 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