The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bertoua is the Metropolitan

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for the

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of Bertoua in

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History

* 1983.03.17: Established as Diocese of Bertoua from the

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* 1994.11.11: Promoted as

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of Bertoua

Special churches

The seat of the

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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,

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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

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* Doumé–Abong’ Mbang *

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