Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi explained

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi (Latin: Kumasien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Kumasi in Ghana.

History

• 1932.02.02: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kumasi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Gold Coast
• 1950.04.18: Promoted as Diocese of Kumasi
• 2002.01.17: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kumasi

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop and minor basilica is St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica in Kumasi.

Bishops

• Vicar Apostolic of Kumasi (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Hubert Joseph Paulissen, S.M.A. (1932.11.29 – 1950.04.18); see below
• Bishops of Kumasi (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Hubert Joseph Paulissen, S.M.A. (1950.04.18 – 1952); see above
  • Bishop André van den Bronk, S.M.A. (1952.05.15 – 1962.02.13), appointed Prefect of Parakou, Benin
  • Bishop Joseph Amihere Essuah (1962.02.24 – 1969.11.20), appointed Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi
  • Bishop Peter Kwasi Sarpong (1969.11.20 – 2002.01.17); see below
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Kumasi (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Peter Kwasi Sarpong (2002.01.17 – 2008.03.26); see above
  • Archbishop Thomas Kwaku Mensah (2008.03.26 – 2012.05.15)
  • Archbishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye (since 2012.05.15)

Auxiliary Bishop

• Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye (2003-2008), appointed Bishop of Obuasi; later returned here as Archbishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• John Yaw Afoakwa, appointed Bishop of Obuasi in 2013

Suffragan Dioceses

• Goaso
• Konongo–Mampong
• Obuasi
• Sunyani
• Techiman

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Ghana

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Website of Catholic Archdiocese Kumasi

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