Emmanuel Bushu


Emmanuel Bushu
Bishop Emeritus of Buéa, Cameroon
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda
SeeDiocese of Buéa
Appointed30 November 2006
Installed30 January 2007
Term ended28 December 2019
PredecessorPius Suh Awa (29 January 1973 - 30 November 2006)
SuccessorMichael Miabesue Bibi (since 5 January 2021)
Other postsBishop of Yagoua
(17 December 1992 - 30 November 2006)
Orders
Ordination7 January 1973
Consecration25 March 1993
by Santos Abril y Castelló
RankBishop
Personal details
BornEmmanuel Bushu
(1944-07-31) 31 July 1944
Styles of
Emmanuel Bushu
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleBishop

Emmanuel Bushu (born 31 July 1944) is a Cameroonian Catholic prelate who served the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buéa, in Cameroon from 30 November 2006 until his age-related retirement on 28 December 2019. Before that, from 17 December 1992 until 30 November 2006, he was bishop of the Diocese of Yagoua, Cameroon. Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop. He was consecrated at Yagoua on 25 March 1993 by Santos Abril y Castelló, Titular Archbishop of Tamada. On 30 November 2006, Pope Benedict XVI transferred him to the Catholic Diocese of Buéa. He was installed there as the local ordinary on 30 January 2007. On 28 December 2019, Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Buea. He lives on as Bishop Emeritus of Buéa, Cameroon.