Biography
Born in Clermont-sur-Berwinne on 9 August 1934, Pirenne studied Greek and Latin at the Collège royal Marie-Thérèse de Herve [fr] and completed his studies in 1951. He then taught at the Abbé Jean Mairy. 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. In 1994, he was ordained Bishop of Batouri before being named Archbishop of Bertoua in 1999. He became Archbishop Emeritus in 2009.
Roger Pirenne died in Yaoundé on 6 August 2023, at the age of 88.
