Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu

Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu (born November 19, 1937 in Gbi Atabu near Hohoe ) is a Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop emeritus of Ho .

Life

Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu was ordained a priest on May 18, 1964 and was incardinated in the clergy of the diocese of Keta on December 13, 1984 .

Pope Paul VI appointed him on May 17, 1973 auxiliary bishop in Keta and titular bishop of Mascula . The Pope personally donated him episcopal ordination on June 29 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Agostino Casaroli , Undersecretary of the Council for Public Affairs of the Church, and Bernardin Gantin , Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples .

On April 10, 1976, he was appointed Bishop of Keta-Ho . With the division of the diocese of Keta-Ho, he was appointed the first bishop of Ho on February 19, 1994 .

Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on July 14, 2015.

Web links

Entry for Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Ho (Ghana) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 14, 2015, accessed July 14, 2015 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Antoon Konings SMA	Bishop of Keta-Ho 1976–1994	Anthony Kwami Adanuty
---	Bishop of Ho 1994–2015	Emmanuel Fianu

personal data
SURNAME	Lodonu, Francis Anani Kofi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lodonu, Francis AK
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Ghanaian clergyman, bishop emeritus of Ho
DATE OF BIRTH	November 19, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gbi Atabu at Hohoe

[1] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Ho (Ghana) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 14, 2015, accessed July 14, 2015 (Italian).