Christian Tumi

Styles of
**Christian Cardinal Tumi**
Styles of; Christian Cardinal Tumi
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Douala

His Eminence

Christian Tumi
His Eminence; Christian Tumi
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)	Bishop of Yagoua (1979–82); Coadjutor Archbishop of Garoua (1982–84); Archbishop of Garoua (1984–91); President of the Cameroon Episcopal Conference (1985–91);
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 (aged 90); Douala, Cameroon
Alma mater	University of Fribourg
Motto	Me voici je viens faire ta volonté
Coat of arms

Christian Wiyghan Tumi (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.