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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua

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65,234 km²

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

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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

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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