Christian Tumi | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Douala | |
![]() Tumi in September 2019. | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Douala |
Appointed | 31 August 1991 |
Term ended | 17 November 2009 |
Predecessor | Simon Tonyé |
Successor | Samuel Kleda |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Martiri dell'Uganda a Poggio Ameno (1988-2021) |
Previous post(s) |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 17 April 1966 by Julius Joseph Willem Peeters |
Consecration | 6 January 1980 by John Paul II |
Created cardinal | 28 June 1988 by John Paul II |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Christian Wiyghan Tumi 15 October 1930 Kikaikelaki, Cameroons |
Died | 3 April 2021 Douala, Cameroon | (aged 90)
Alma mater | University of Fribourg |
Motto | Me voici je viens faire ta volonté |
Coat of arms | ![]() |
Styles of Christian Cardinal Tumi | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Douala |
Christian Wiyghan Tumi[pronunciation?] (15 October 1930 – 3 April 2021) was a Cameroonian prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of Douala from 1991 to 2009. He was bishop of Yagoua from 1980 to 1982. After serving as coadjutor bishop of Garoua beginning in 1982, he was bishop there from 1984 to 1991. He was made a cardinal 1988. Tumi was the first and so far the only cardinal from Cameroon.[1]