John Kodwo Amissah
John Kodwo Amissah (born November 27, 1922 in Elmina , Ghana , † September 22, 1991 ) was Archbishop of Cape Coast .
Life
On December 11, 1949, John Kodwo Amissah received the sacrament of ordination . On December 7, 1957, Amissah was named Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Coast and Titular Bishop of Bencenna . The Ghanaians received episcopal ordination on June 16, 1957 by the Archbishop of Cape Coast, William Thomas Porter SMA ; Co-consecrators were the Bishop of Kumasi , André van den Bronk SMA, and the Bishop of Accra , Joseph Oliver Bowers SVD . Amissah was named Archbishop of Cape Coast on December 19, 1959, succeeding the resigned William Thomas Porter at the age of 37.
Amissah attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council between 1962 and 1965 . He died at the age of 68 in a traffic accident in Ghana.
Web links
- Entry on John Kodwo Amissah on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on November 6, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Midwest Bits and Pieces ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 3.9 MB) from November 1, 1991, accessed on March 13, 2013.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| William Thomas Porter |
Archbishop of Cape Coast 1959–1991 |
Peter Turkson |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amissah, John Kodwo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic Archbishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elmina , Ghana |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1991 |
| Place of death | Ghana |