Diocese of Wiawso (Roman Catholic)
| Diocese of Wiawso (Roman Catholic) | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ghana |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Cape Coast Archdiocese |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Kweku Essien |
| Vicar General | Simon Assamoah |
| founding | 1999 |
| surface | 8,696 km² |
| Parishes | 25 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 796,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 215,900 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 27.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 38 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,536 |
| Friars | 4 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 7 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph |
The Bistum Wiawso ( lat. : Dioecesis Viavsensis ) is an in Ghana preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Wiawso .
history
The Diocese of Wiawso was established on December 22, 1999 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Ad efficacius from cession of territory from the Diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cape Coast as a suffragan . The first bishop was Joseph Kweku Essien .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Ad efficacius , AAS 92 (2000), n.5, p. 379f.