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Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi,
Archbishop of Douala (Cameroon), was born on 15
October 1930 in Kikaikelaki, Cameroon. From 1969
to 1973 he obtained in Nigeria a Teachers' Training
Grade; a University General Certificate of Education
at Ordinary Level in London; a licentiate in theology
at the Catholic Faculty of Lyon; a doctorate in
philosophy at the Catholic University of Fribourg,
Switzerland. He is well versed in his native dialect,
Nso, Pidgin and Hausa, Latin, English, and French.
He was ordained a priest on 17 April 1966 in Soppo,
diocese of Buéa and from 1966 to 1967 carried
out his ministry as a parochial vicar at Fiango
(Kumbo). On 6 December 1979 he was elected the first
bishop of the diocese of Yagoua, erected the same
day. He received episcopal ordination on 6 January
1980 in St. Peter's Basilica.
Elected on 23 April 1982 vice-president of the Episcopal
Conference, on 19 November 1982 he was promoted
to Coadjutor Archbishop of Garoua.
On 17 March 1984 he was made Archbishop. In 1985
he was elected as president of the National Episcopal
Conference of Cameroon (until 1991).. He became
the Archbishop of Douala, 31 August 1991. President
delegate to the 8th General Assembly of the Synod
of Bishops (1990); President delegate to the Special
Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops (1994).
Curial membership:
-Evangelization of Peoples, Catholic Education (congregations)
-Culture, Cor Unum (councils)
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