Roger Pirenne

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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.

Biography

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

  1. 1."Archbishop Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.
  2. 2."Cinquante ans de sacerdoce pour le père Roger Pirenne". L'Avenir (in French). 30 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. 3."HERVE – 1951-52 – Classe de Rhéto de l'Abbé Jean MAIRY – Professeur". ARVIA (in French).
  4. 4."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.
  5. 5."Les Évêques d'origine de notre diocèse". Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège (in French). 28 August 2023.
  6. 6."Décès de Mgr Roger Pirenne : l'église catholique romaine du Cameroun en deuil". Cameroun Actuel (in French). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.