Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua
The Archdiocese of Garoua (Latin: Archidioecesis Garuensis ) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese based in Garoua in Cameroon.
History
Pope Pius XII. founded the Apostolic Prefecture of Garoua on 9 January 1947 annexations of the Apostolic Vicariate Foumban. On 24 March 1953 she was elevated to the rank of Apostolic Vicariate.
With the bull Dum Tantis it was raised on 18 April 1950 in the rank of diocese, which was the Archdiocese of Yaoundé assumed as suffragan. With the Apostolic Constitution Eo magis catholica it was raised on 18 March 1982 in the rank of Metropolitanerzbistums.
Parts of its territory it lost in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:
Ordinaries
Prefect Apostolic of Garoua
- Yves -Joseph -Marie Plumey OMI (25 March 1947-24. March 1953 )
Vicar Apostolic of Garoua
- Yves -Joseph -Marie Plumey OMI (March 24, 1953-14. September 1955 )
Bishop of Garoua
- Yves -Joseph -Marie Plumey OMI (14 September 1955-18. March 1982)
Archbishops of Garoua
- Yves -Joseph -Marie Plumey OMI (18 March 1982-17. March 1984, resigned )
- Christian Tumi Wiyghan (17 March 1984-31. August 1991, then Archbishop of Douala )
- Antoine Ntalou, since January 23, 1992