Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua

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

History

 * January 9, 1947: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Garoua from the Apostolic Vicariate of Foumban
 * March 24, 1953: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Garoua
 * September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Garoua
 * March 18, 1982: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Garoua

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

Ordinaries

 * Prefect Apostolic of Garoua (Roman rite)
 * Father Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. March 25, 1947 – March 24, 1953; see below
 * Vicar Apostolic of Garoua (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. March 24, 1953 – September 14, 1955; see above & below
 * Bishop of Garoua (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. September 14, 1955 – March 18, 1982; see above & below
 * Metropolitan Archbishops of Garoua (Roman rite)
 * Archbishop Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. March 18, 1982 – March 17, 1984; see above
 * Archbishop Christian Wiyghan Tumi March 17, 1984 – August 31, 1991 (Cardinal in 1988), appointed Archbishop of Douala
 * Archbishop Antoine Ntalou since January 23, 1992

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