Peter Kwasi Sarpong
Peter Kwasi Sarpong (born February 26, 1933 in Maase-Offinso ) is senior archbishop of Kumasi .
Life
Peter Kwasi Sarpong was ordained a priest on December 11, 1959 and was incardinated in the clergy of the Kumasi diocese . Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Kumasi on November 20, 1969.
The Archbishop of Cape Coast , John Kodwo Amissah , ordained him episcopally on March 8 the next year ; Co- consecrators were Joseph Amihere Essuah , Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi and Peter Poreku Dery , Bishop of Wa .
John Paul II raised the diocese to archbishopric on January 17, 2002 and thus he was appointed archbishop of Kumasi. On March 26, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related retirement.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Joseph Amihere Essuah |
Bishop of Kumasi 1969–2002 |
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Archbishop of Kumasi 2002-2008 |
Thomas Kwaku Mensah |
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| SURNAME | Sarpong, Peter Kwasi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ghanaian clergyman, senior archbishop of Kumasi |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maase-Offinso |