Celebrating An Icon: Christian Cardinal Tumi Clocks 90

The Cameroonian peace icon and highly celebrated man of God has been described as a visionary.

Celebrations are on the way to mark the 90th anniversary of Cardinal Christian Wiyghan TumiArchbishop emeritus of Douala, a great man who has been described as a true prophet of all time. On October 15, 2020, a private mass in his honour was held at his residence in the Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral Bonadibong where he also received gifts from loved once.    

Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi, Archbishop emeritus of Douala, was born on 15 October 1930 in Kikaikelaki, Bui Division of the North West Region of Cameroon. He did his secondary studies at diocesan seminaries and at the seminaries of Ibadan, Bodija and Enugu in Nigeria. 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 was ordained a priest on 17 April 1966 in Soppo, diocese of Buea and has served the church in different capacities. Created and proclaimed Cardinal by St. John ...

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