Archdiocese of Bertoua

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

History 17 March 1983: Established as Diocese of Bertoua from the Diocese of Doumé 11 November 1994: 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. (3 December 2009 – Present) Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M. (3 June 1999 – 3 December 2009), retired Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. (11 November 1994 – 3 June 1999), retired; see below Bishop of Bertoua (Latin Rite), below Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. (17 March 1983 – 11 November 1994); see above

Suffragan Dioceses Batouri Doumé–Abong’ Mbang Yokadouma

See also Roman Catholicism in Cameroon

Sources GCatholic.org