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

See also Roman Catholicism in Cameroon

Sources catholic-hierarchy GCatholic.org