Archdiocese of Kumasi
Archdiocese of Kumasi Archidioecesis Kumasiensis | |
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 St Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, Kumasi | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Headquarters | Kumasi, Ghana |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,865 km2 (720 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 72 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 2 February 1932 |
| Cathedral | St Peter's Cathedral Basilica, Kumasi |
| Secular priests | 163 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye |
| Bishops emeritus | Peter Kwasi Sarpong |
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