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Archdiocese of Garoua
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Garoua in Cameroon.
History
9 January 1947: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Garoua from the Apostolic Vicariate of Foumban
24 March 1953: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Garoua
14 September 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Garoua
18 March 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. (25 March 1947 – 24 March 1953; see below)
Vicar Apostolic of Garoua (Roman rite)
Bishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. (24 March 1953 – 14 September 1955; see above & below)
Bishop of Garoua (Roman rite)
Bishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. (14 September 1955 – 18 March 1982; see above & below)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Garoua (Roman rite)
Archbishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. (18 March 1982 – 17 March 1984; see above), resigned
Archbishop Christian Wiyghan Tumi (17 March 1984 – 31 August 1991 (Cardinal in 1988)), appointed Archbishop of Douala
Archbishop Antoine Ntalou (23 January 1992 – 22 October 2016), retired
Archbishop Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo, C.I.C.M. (since 22 October 2016)
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
This record is provisional: it was compiled from the cited sources but has not yet been checked by an InsideKamer editor.
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