Diocese of Goaso
| Diocese of Goaso | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ghana |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Kumasi |
| Diocesan bishop | Peter Kwaku Atuahene |
| Vicar General | Matthew Kwaku Addai |
| founding | 1997 |
| surface | 6,654 km² |
| Parishes | 19 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 596,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 58,810 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 9.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 32 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,838 |
| Religious sisters | 36 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua |
The Bistum Goaso ( lat. : Dioecesis Goasonensis ) is an in Ghana preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Goaso .
history
The Diocese of Goaso was established on October 24, 1997 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Ad aptius from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Sunyani and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cape Coast as a suffragan . The first bishop was Peter Kwaku Atuahene .
The Diocese of Goaso was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Kumasi as a suffragan on January 17, 2002 .
See also
Web links
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)