The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yagoua ( la, Yaguan(us)) is a

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located in the city of

Yagoua Yagoua is a town and commune in the Far North Province of Cameroon. It is the capital of the department of Mayo-Danay Mayo-Danay is a department of Far North Province, Cameroon. The department covers an area of 5,303 km and at the 2005 Cens ...

in the

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Garoua Garoua or Garua (Fula: Garwa 𞤺𞤢𞤪𞤱𞤢) is a port city and the capital of the North Region of Cameroon, lying on the Benue River. A thriving centre of the textiles and cotton industries, the city has approximately 1,285,000 inhabit ...

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History

*March 11, 1968: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Yagoua from the Diocese of Garoua *January 29, 1973: Promoted as Diocese of Yagoua

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

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s of Yagoua (Roman rite), below **Bishop Barthélemy Yaouda (since 2008) **Bishop

Emmanuel Bushu Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the ...

(1992–2006), appointed Bishop of Buéa **Bishop

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(1982–1992), appointed Archbishop of Garoua **Bishop

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 ...

(1979–1982), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Garoua; future

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**Bishop

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(1973–1977); ''see below'' *Prefect Apostolic of Yagoua (Roman rite), below **Father Louis Charpenet, O.M.I. (1968–1973); ''see above''

References

External links

GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Cameroon Christian organizations established in 1968 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Garoua Roman Catholic bishops of Yagoua {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub