Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bertoua
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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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Batouri Batouri is a town and commune in the East Province of Cameroon. It is the second largest municipality in the province after the provincial capital Bertoua. It is located on the main (though unpaved) road connecting Bertoua to the Central African ...
* Doumé–Abong’ Mbang *
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See also

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Sources


GCatholic.org
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