Diocese of Jasikan
Diocese of Jasikan | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Ghana |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Accra |
Diocesan bishop | Gabriel Akwasi Abiabo Mante |
Vicar General | Daniel Kwadwo Buor |
founding | 1994 |
surface | 10,902 km² |
Parishes | 13 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Residents | 597,828 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Catholics | 147.905 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
proportion of | 24.7% |
Diocesan priest | 32 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Catholics per priest | 4,622 |
Religious sisters | 13 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | English |
The Bistum Jasikan ( lat. : Dioecesis Iasikanensis ) is an in Ghana preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Jasikan .
history
The diocese of Jasikan was established on December 19, 1994 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Progrediens from cession of the diocese of Keta-Ho and subordinated to the archbishopric of Accra as a suffragan diocese. First Bishop was Gabriel Akwasi Abiabo Mante .
Diocese structure
The region in which the diocese is located is infrastructurally neglected, so when the diocese was founded there was no bishop's house, no telephone and no electricity. With the support of the aid organizations Missio , Misereor , Kirche in Not and Kindermissionswerk , the infrastructure was significantly improved. The diocese also maintains partnerships with the German-speaking Catholic pastoral care office Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur and the Plankstetten monastery .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Progrediens , AAS 87 (1995), n.7, p. 602f.
- ↑ About the partner diocese on the website of the German-speaking Catholic pastoral care office Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur