Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle
Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle (born June 15, 1950 in Axim ) is a Ghanaian clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cape Coast .
Life
Palmer entered the boys' seminary of Koforidua at the age of thirteen and was sent to Rome in 1971 for further studies at the Pontifical Urban University . The Bishop of Accra , Dominic Kodwo Andoh , ordained him a priest on December 12, 1976 . After several years as a chaplain and teacher, he was sent to the Pontifical University of the Salesians , where he received his doctorate theologiae in 1984 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him on July 6, 1992 as the first bishop of the diocese of Koforidua, established on the same date . The Pope personally donated him episcopal ordination on January 6 of the next year ; Co -consecrators were Archbishop Giovanni Battista Re , substitute for the State Secretariat , and Archbishop Justin Francis Rigali , Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops and the College of Cardinals . From 1995 to 2003 Palmer-Buckle was President of the African Caritas. In November 2004 he was elected Vice-President of the Ghanaian Bishops' Conference .
John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Accra on March 30, 2005. Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Cape Coast on May 11, 2018 . The inauguration took place on July 5th of the same year.
Web links
- Biography on the website of the Archdiocese of Cape Coast
- Entry for Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Cape Coast (Ghana) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 11, 2018, accessed May 11, 2018 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- |
Bishop of Koforidua 1992-2005 |
Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum |
| Dominic Kodwo Andoh |
Archbishop of Accra 2005–2018 |
John Bonaventure Kwofie CSSp |
| Matthias Kobena Nketsiah |
Archbishop of Cape Coast since 2018 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Palmer-Buckle, Gabriel Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ghanaian clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cape Coast |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Axim |