Archdiocese of Garoua

Archdiocese of Garoua

*Archidioecesis Garuensis*
Archdiocese of Garoua; Archidioecesis Garuensis
Location
Country	Cameroon
Headquarters	Garoua
Statistics
Area	65,234 km2 (25,187 sq mi)
Parishes	35
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	9 January 1947; 79 years ago
Cathedral	Cathédrale Sainte Thérèse
Metropolitan Archbishop	Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo, CICM
Suffragans	Maroua–Mokolo; Ngaoundéré; Yagoua
Bishops emeritus	Antoine Ntalou
Map
	; Archdiocese of Garoua within Cameroon. Note that it is coterminous with North Region

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

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Sainte Thérèse in Garoua.

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)

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