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Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi [1] (born 11 August 1957 in Wamanafo, Ghana) is a Ghanaian Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Sunyani since 2003. [2] He is the current president of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference. [3] [4] He is also the episcopal chairman of the Catholic University of Ghana, Fiapre, and serves as a member of its governing ...
The Roman Catholic Church in Ghana (West Africa) is composed solely of a Latin hierarchy, joint in the national Episcopal Conference of Ghana, comprising a single pre-diocesan (exempt) apostolic vicariate and four ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a Metropolitan Archdiocese, with a total of 15 suffragan dioceses.
The Catholic Church in Ghana is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome. [1] According to the 2021 census, approximately 10% of the population is Catholic. [2] The country is divided into 20 dioceses including four archdioceses and 1 Vicariate. [3] Peter Turkson, a Ghanaian cardinal of the ...
The Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference has said that it cannot comply. Father Dominic Maximilian Ofori told Reuters he feared the Pope’s stance had annoyed many Ghanaian Catholics.
He served as President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference from 1997 to 2005, and as Chancellor of the Catholic University College of Ghana beginning in 2003. [citation needed] John Paul II created Turkson Cardinal-Priest of San Liborio in his final consistory of 21 October 2003.
The Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference has, over the years, had a number of responsibilities. He served in the following capacities: Head of Judicial Affairs, Chairman of Social Relations, Chairman of Standard Newspapers and Magazines Limited, Chairman of Social and Economic Development, and Vice President of the Conference of the Catholic ...
Philip Naameh was born on 8 September 1948 in Nandom-Ko in the Upper West Region.He had his elementary education from 1957 to 1962. He then continued to St. Charles Minor Seminary and Government Secondary School in Tamale, where he had his Secondary School and Sixth Form Education respectively.
1993-1997: Cathedral Administrator of St.George's Catholic Cathedral, Koforidua [3] 1997-2001: Director of Diocesan Pastoral Centre and Activities [ 3 ] 1993 to May 30, 2005: Vicar General of the Diocese of Koforidua with additional duties as Diocesan Lands and Estate Coordinator and chairman of the management board of the Catholic Educational ...