New Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon, Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt arrives Cameroon

By Nchumbonga George Lekelefac The new Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon, Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt, a Portuguese-Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who serves in the diplomatic service of the Holy See arrived Yaoundé, Cameroon on November 2, 2023. He was welcomed by the president of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC), Archbishop Andrew Nkea, archbishop of Bamenda; the vice president of the aforementioned conference, Bishop Philippe Alain Mbarga, Bishop of Ebolowa; Archbishop Jean Mbarga, archbishop of Yaoundé; Bishop Miguel Angel Bee Nguema, Bishop of Ebibeyin and vice president of the Episcopal Conference of Equatorial Guinea; Rev. Fr. Vincenzo Marinelli,…