The appointment of Mons. Berinyuy, who is the rector of the Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC) in Bamenda to assist Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya in shepherding Bamenda was made public on Friday, February 13 by the Holy See Press office.
Born on 18 December 1975 in Mbuluf-Shisong, in the diocese of Kumbo, the Bishop-elect studied philosophy and theology at Saint Thomas Aquinas Interdiocesan Major Seminary in Bambui, Bamenda. He was ordained a Priest for Kumbo Diocese on 30 March 2005.
The Priest pursued further studies in spirituality at the Dominican monastery of Bambui, and was awarded a doctorate in theology, specializing in Christian anthropology, at the Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum in Rome.
Following his Priestly Ordination, Mons. Berinyuy served as parish vicar of Saint Joseph in Bafut (2005-2006) and parish Priest of Saint Patrick in Babanki-Tungo (2006-2010).
Before getting appointed to his current position, he served as spiritual director and lecturer at Saint Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary in Bambui, chaplain of the diocesan Charismatic Movement.
The Bishop-elect was last of the six to regain freedom on 2 December 2025 after being held captive for over two weeks.
In a video that was circulated on Facebook shortly after his release, the Cameroonian Catholic Priest recounted how they were abducted and appealed for peace in Cameroon’s troubled Anglophone regions.
“I was arrested with my brothers because the forces of La Republic accompanied us to Ndop for the opening of the university. During the Mass, the Nuncio came to inaugurate the university in the war zone, and we say that we are very sorry that that happened, and that it will not happen again,” Fr. Berinyuy said.
He added, “We are praying that there should be dialogue to see to the solution of the Southern Cameroonian, and that there should be justice and peace, so that a lasting solution should be brought to these problems that we are facing.”
Following the incident, Pope Leo XIV expressed sorrow over the kidnappings of Catholic Priests, Christians, and students in Nigeria and Cameroon, urging authorities to act swiftly to secure their freedom.
When consecrated Bishop, the Bishop-elect will assist the 60-year-old Archbishop Nkea in shepherding the people of God in the Cameroonian Metropolitan See with 615,015 Catholics out of a population of 1,460,253 representing 42.1 percent, according to 2022 statistics.