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The Diocese of Sunyani comprises seven deaneries, initially referred to as vicariates or districts according to the 1983 Code of Canon Law, deaneries are there "to foster pastoral care through common action". Led by a dean, each deanery is tasked with promoting and coordinating the unification of presbyters or priests within their vicariate for ...
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.
It was carved out of two other dioceses, namely the diocese of Kumasi and the diocese of Sunyani. About 90% of the territory of the new diocese of Konongo- Mampong belonged to the diocese of Kumasi, which was created in 1950, having existed as a Vicariate for 18 years. The rest of the territory of the diocese belonged to the Sunyani diocese.
St. James Seminary is a senior high school in Sunyani, the capital of the Bono region of Ghana, founded in 1978 by Most Rev. James Kwadwo Owusu, [1] [2] [3] the late bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sunyani. It is not just a Senior High School, but also a Catholic Minor Seminary which offers a wide range of opportunities for both ...
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 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 ...
Pages in category "Roman Catholic dioceses in Ghana" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... Roman Catholic Diocese of Sunyani; T.
1.16 Episcopal Conference of Ghana. ... See also List of Catholic dioceses in Angola. ... Diocese of Obuasi; Diocese of Sunyani; Ecclesiastical Province of Tamale