Diocese of Sunyani (Roman Catholic)
| Diocese of Sunyani (Roman Catholic) | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ghana |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Kumasi |
| Diocesan bishop | Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi |
| founding | 1973 |
| surface | 15,371 km² |
| Parishes | 27 (12/28/2008) |
| Residents | 737,657 (12/28/2008) |
| Catholics | 122,584 (12/28/2008) |
| proportion of | 16.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 56 (12/28/2008) |
| Religious priest | 9 (12/28/2008) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,886 |
| Friars | 7 (12/28/2008) |
| Religious sisters | 54 (12/28/2008) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Christ the King Cathedral |
| Website | http://cdsunyani.net/ |
The Bistum Sunyani ( lat. : Dioecesis Sunyaniensis ) is an in Ghana preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Sunyani . It includes the northern districts of the Bono Region : Sunyani, Berekum, Dormaa, Tain, Jaman South, Jaman North and Wenchi.
history
Pope Paul VI founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Africa tellus on July 6, 1992 from cession of territory by the diocese of Kumasi and it was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cape Coast as a suffragan diocese. On January 17, 2002, it was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Kumasi as a suffragan.
It lost parts of its territory in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:
- March 3, 1995 to the diocese of Konongo-Mampong ;
- October 24, 1997 to the Diocese of Goaso ;
- December 28, 2007 to the Diocese of Techiman .
Bishops of Sunyani
- James Kwadwo Owusu (March 1, 1973 - December 28, 2001, died)
- Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi , since April 14, 2003
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1980 | 119,635 | 950,000 | 12.6 | 34 | 7th | 27 | 3,518 | 30th | 34 | 13 | |
| 1990 | 165,777 | 1,268,000 | 13.1 | 48 | 28 | 20th | 3,453 | 27 | 80 | 20th | |
| 1999 | 135.203 | 1,600,000 | 8.5 | 60 | 44 | 16 | 2,253 | 25th | 60 | 22nd | |
| 2000 | 144.905 | 1,603,000 | 9.0 | 53 | 41 | 12 | 2,734 | 24 | 62 | 22nd | |
| 2001 | 156,481 | 1,603,000 | 9.8 | 55 | 44 | 11 | 2,845 | 19th | 55 | 22nd | |
| 2002 | 144.905 | 1,609,000 | 9.0 | 63 | 51 | 12 | 2,300 | 13 | 59 | 24 | |
| 2003 | 175,624 | 1,987,000 | 8.8 | 72 | 59 | 13 | 2,439 | 23 | 54 | 27 | |
| 2004 | 177.381 | 1,995,893 | 8.9 | 60 | 46 | 14th | 2,956 | 23 | 59 | 31 | |
| 2007 | 122,584 | 737.657 | 16.6 | 65 | 56 | 9 | 1,885 | 7th | 54 | 27 | |
See also
Web links
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry about the Diocese of Sunyani on Giga-Catholic (English)