Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua is the Metropolitan See 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.

Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Garoua (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Antoine Ntalou since 1992.01.23
  • Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi
  • Archbishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. 1982.03.18 – 1984.03.17
• Bishops of Garoua (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. 1955.09.14 – 1982.03.18
• Vicars Apostolic of Garoua (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. 1953.03.24 – 1955.09.14
• Prefects Apostolic of Garoua (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. 1947.03.25 – 1953.03.24

Suffragan Diocese

• Maroua–Mokolo
• Ngaoundéré
• Yagoua

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Cameroon

Source

• GCatholic.org