The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua is the
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for the
Ecclesiastical province of
Garoua in
Cameroon.
History
* 1947.01.09: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Garoua from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Foumban
* 1953.03.24: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Garoua
* 1955.09.14: Promoted as Diocese of Garoua
* 1982.03.18: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Garoua
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Sainte Thérèse in Garoua.
Bishops
Ordinaries
*Prefect Apostolic of Garoua (Roman rite)
**Father Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. 1947.03.25 – 1953.03.24; ''see below''
* Vicar Apostolic of Garoua (Roman rite)
**Bishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. 1953.03.24 – 1955.09.14; ''see above & below''
*Bishop of Garoua (Roman rite)
**Bishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. 1955.09.14 – 1982.03.18; ''see above & below''
* Metropolitan Archbishops of Garoua (Roman rite)
** Archbishop
Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey,
O.M.I.
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1982.03.18 – 1984.03.17; ''see above''
** Archbishop
Christian Wiyghan Tumi
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1984.03.17 - 1991.08.31 (Cardinal in 1988), appointed Archbishop of Douala
** Archbishop
Antoine Ntalou
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since 1992.01.23
Coadjutor archbishop
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Christian Wiyghan Tumi
Christian Wiyghan Tumi (15 October 1930 – 2 April 2021) was a Cameroonian prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of Douala from 1991 to 2009. He was bishop of Yagoua from 1980 to 1982. After serving as coadjutor bishop of Garoua be ...
(1982-1984); future Cardinal
Auxiliary bishop
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Ordained to the priesthood in 1950, Pasquier was named auxiliary Bishop of Garoua in 1969 and then appointed the first bis ...
, O.M.I. (1969-1982), appointed Bishop of Ngaoundéré
Suffragan Dioceses
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Maroua–Mokolo
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Ngaoundéré
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Yagoua
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See also
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Roman Catholicism in Cameroon
Sources
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