Metropolitan see Garoua, Cameroon
Archdiocese of Garoua
Garuen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in Garoua, northern Cameroon, established as an apostolic prefecture in 1947 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1982. It is led by Archbishop Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo and oversees the suffragan dioceses of Maroua-Mokolo, Ngaoundere, and Yagoua.
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- Established
- 1947
- Catholics
- 201,828
- Priests
- 81
- Territory
- 65,234 km²
Parishes and churches
26 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathédrale sainte Thérèse de l’Enfant JésusGaroua · CathedralView parish
- La paroisse saint Joseph de TouboroTouboroView parish
- Paroisse Cœur Immaculé de Marie de BidzarBidzarView parish
- Paroisse du Bon Pasteur de Mayo-OuloMayo-OuloView parish
- Paroisse Eugène de Mazenod de TchollireTcholliréView parish
- Paroisse Notre Dame de la Paix de NdingtireNdingtiréView parish
- Paroisse Notre Dame de Lourdes de LamLamView parish
- Paroisse Notre Dame des Montagnes de MandamaMandamaView parish
- Paroisse Saint Benoit de DjalingoDjalingoView parish
- Paroisse saint Charles Lwanga de DjamboutouDjamboutouView parish
- Paroisse Saint Francois Xavier de PitoaPitoaView parish
- Paroisse Saint Jean Baptiste de MadingrinMadingrinView parish
- Paroisse Saint Jean-Marie VianneyTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint Joseph de LagdoLagdoView parish
- Paroisse Saint Joseph-Notre Dame du Carmel de Boula-IbibBoula-IbibView parish
- Paroisse Saint Jospeh Mkasa Balikuddembe de TchontchiTchontchiView parish
- Paroisse Saint KisitoTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint Mathias Mulumba Kalemba de Rey-BoubaRey-BoubaView parish
- Paroisse saint Pierre de GarouaGarouaView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Famille de NgongNgongView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Marie Reine de PoliPoliView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Monique de TourouaTourouaView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Mère de Dieu de FiguilFiguilView parish
- Paroisse Saints Martyrs de l’Ouganda de GuiderGuiderView parish
- Paroisse Saints Pierre et Paul de FignoleFignoléView parish
- Paroisse Ste Mère des orphelins de BibemiBibémiView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo
- Born
- 26 July 1964
- Birthplace
- Ekouda
- Institute
- CONGREGAZIONE DEL CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA (MISSIONARI DI SCHEUT)
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The cathedral
Cathedrale Sainte-Therese stands in Garoua, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.