Roman Catholic Church in Ghana

The Roman Catholic Church in Ghana is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church .

organization

Cardinal Peter Turkson (2008)

12.93% of Ghanaians are Catholics. The largest diocese, Kumasi, has 374,000 Catholics. It is followed by the Sekondi-Takoradi diocese with 332,732 and the Cape Coast archdiocese with 305,812 Catholics.

Peter Cardinal Turkson , Archbishop of Cape Coast, was named the first Ghanaian Cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2003 . Pope John Paul II visited Ghana in 1980.

The Apostolic Nuncio in Ghana has been Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński since 2020 .

The Roman Catholic Church in Ghana is divided into four archbishoprics and 15 associated suffragan dioceses as well as an apostolic vicariate .

Dioceses in Ghana

• Archdiocese of Accra
  • Diocese of Ho
  • Diocese of Jasikan
  • Diocese of Keta-Akatsi
  • Diocese of Koforidua
• Cape Coast Archdiocese
  • Sekondi-Takoradi diocese
  • Diocese of Viawso
• Archdiocese of Kumasi
  • Diocese of Goaso
  • Diocese of Konongo-Mampong
  • Diocese of Obuasi , Diocese of Sunyani
  • Techiman Diocese
• Archdiocese of Tamale
  • Diocese of Damongo
  • Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga
  • Diocese of Wa
  • Diocese of Yendi
• Immediate:
  • Apostolic Vicariate Donkorkrom

See also

• Particular church
• List of Roman Catholic Dioceses

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae 2014 , Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2016, p. 166
2. ↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2009 , Città del Vaticano 2009, p. 384.
3. ↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2009 , Città del Vaticano 2009, p. 691
4. ↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2009 , Città del Vaticano 2009, p. 150

Web links

• Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)