Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye

Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye
Archbishop of Kumasi
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Kumasi
Appointed15 May 2012
PredecessorThomas Kwaku Mensah
Previous postsBishop of Obuasi (2008-2012)
Titular Bishop of Cellae in Mauretania (2003-2008)
Auxiliary Bishop of Kumasi (2003-2008)
Orders
Ordination16 July 1988
by Peter Kwasi Sarpong
Consecration17 January 2004
by Peter Kwasi Sarpong
Personal details
Born (1960-05-27) 27 May 1960

Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye (born 27 May 1960) is a Ghanaian bishop. He is the current Archbishop of Kumasi.[1][2][3][4]

Personal life

Anokye was consecrated and ordained by the Archbishop of Kumasi, Peter Kwasi Sarpong on 16 July 1989.[3][4]

Career

On 30 October 2003, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Bishop of Cellae in Mauritania and Auxiliary Bishop of Kumasi. He was ordained and promoted to Bishop by the Archbishop of Kumasi Perter Kwasi Sarpong on 17 January 2004. Priests in attendance included George Kocherry, Apostolic Nuncio for Ghana and Gregory E. Kpiebaya, Archbishop for Tamale.[2][4]

Anokye was appointed Bishop of Obuasi by Pope Benedict XVI on 26 January 2008 and Archbishop of Kumasi on 15 October 2012.

From 2015 until 2023, he was the President of the pan-African Catholic organisation Caritas Africa.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Archbishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  2. 1 2 "Archbishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  3. 1 2 "Most Rev. Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye | Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference". Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  4. 1 2 3 "Gabriel Anokye | Ghana - MWI". www.mwi-aachen.org. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  5. ↑ "Ghanaian Bishop Anokye is New President of Caritas Africa". archivioradiovaticana.va. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Françoise Niamien (17 May 2023). "Caritas renouvelle son engagement à construire des communautés résilientes en Afrique" [Caritas renews its commitment to building resilient communities in Africa]. Vatican News (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2025.