Catholic Youth Organization Ghana

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Catholic Youth Organization Ghana
(CYO Ghana)
legal form Association of persons
founding August 22, 1948
Seat Accra
main emphasis Catholic Youth Association
Members 22,000

Catholic Youth Organization Ghana (CYO Ghana) is a Catholic youth organization in Ghana . At the international level, CYO Ghana is a member of the international umbrella organization of Catholic youth organizations " Fimcap ".

history

CYO Ghana was founded on August 22, 1948.

organization

CYO Ghana is divided into the following different departments (based on different age groups):

Age group name of department
06-11 years "Infant jesus"
12-17 years "Young apostles"
18 years and older "Christian soldiers"
ladder "Officers"

Individual evidence

  1. Bengt Sundkler, Christopher Steed: A history of the church in Africa . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK; New York 2000, ISBN 0-521-58342-X (English, books.google.com ).
  2. CYO faces logistics, financial challenges - Bishop Anokye. ghanaweb.com, accessed June 8, 2016 .
  3. Kwame Attakorah Abrefah: Youth Development In Ghana: Challenging The Traditional Approaches And Rethinking Holistic Strategy. Modern Ghana, accessed June 8, 2016 (UK English).
  4. a b c CYO Ghana. fimcap.org, accessed June 8, 2016 .