Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua explained

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Garoua in Cameroon.

History

• • January 9, 1947: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Garoua from the Apostolic Vicariate of Foumban March 24, 1953: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Garoua
• September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Garoua
• March 18, 1982: 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. March 25, 1947 – March 24, 1953; see below
• Vicar Apostolic of Garoua (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. March 24, 1953 – September 14, 1955; see above & below
• Bishop of Garoua (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. September 14, 1955 – March 18, 1982; see above & below
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Garoua (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. March 18, 1982 – March 17, 1984; see above
  • Archbishop Christian Wiyghan Tumi March 17, 1984 – August 31, 1991 (Cardinal in 1988), appointed Archbishop of Douala
  • Archbishop Antoine Ntalou since January 23, 1992

Coadjutor archbishop

• Christian Wiyghan Tumi (1982-1984); future Cardinal

Auxiliary bishop

• Jean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier, O.M.I. (1969-1982), appointed Bishop of Ngaoundéré

Suffragan Dioceses

• Maroua–Mokolo
• Ngaoundéré
• Yagoua

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Cameroon

Sources

• catholic-hierarchy
• GCatholic.org

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