Roger Pirenne (9 August 1934 – 6 August 2023) was a Belgian Roman Catholic prelate.[1] A member of the CICM Missionaries, he was Archbishop Emeritus of Bertoua.
Roger Pirenne | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop Emeritus of Bertoua | |
| Appointed | 3 June 1999 |
| Term ended | 3 December 2009 |
| Predecessor | Lambertus Johannes van Heygen |
| Successor | Joseph Atanga |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Batouri (1994–1999) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 August 1958 |
| Consecration | 22 May 1994 by Santos Abril y Castelló |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 August 1934 Clermont-sur-Berwinne, Belgium |
| Died | 6 August 2023 (aged 88) Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Education | Collège royal Marie-Thérèse de Herve |
| Alma mater | Scheutveld College |
Biography edit
Born in Clermont-sur-Berwinne on 9 August 1934, Pirenne studied Greek and Latin at the Collège royal Marie-Thérèse de Herve and completed his studies in 1951.[2] He then taught at the Abbé Jean Mairy.[3] His ecclesiastical studies were held at Scheutveld College, and he was then ordained a priest on 3 August 1958.
In 1962, Pirenne was sent on a mission to Congo-Léopoldville. He was then sent to Cameroon and became a vicar in the Diocese of Yaoundé. In 1981, he was moved to Doumaintang, then to Batouri in 1983, and Yokadouma in 1991.[4] In 1994, he was ordained Bishop of Batouri before being named Archbishop of Bertoua in 1999. He became Archbishop Emeritus in 2009.[5]
Roger Pirenne died in Yaoundé on 6 August 2023, at the age of 88.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Archbishop Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.
- ^ "Cinquante ans de sacerdoce pour le père Roger Pirenne". L'Avenir (in French). 30 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "HERVE – 1951-52 – Classe de Rhéto de l'Abbé Jean MAIRY – Professeur". ARVIA (in French).
- ^ "20 Soixante ans au service du Seigneur et de leurs frères au Cameroun… (2)". Filles de Sainte-Marie de la Présentation (in French). 16 April 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Les Évêques d'origine de notre diocèse". Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège (in French). 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Décès de Mgr Roger Pirenne : l'église catholique romaine du Cameroun en deuil". Cameroun Actuel (in French). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.