Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Sekondi–Takoradi

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sekondi–Takoradi

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sekondi–Takoradi

Roman Catholic diocese in Ghana

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sekondi–Takoradi (Latin: Sekondien(sis)–Takoradien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Sekondi-Takoradi in the ecclesiastical province of Cape Coast in Ghana.

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History

  • November 20, 1969: Established as Diocese of Sekondi–Takoradi from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Coast

Special churches

The Cathedral is Our Lady Star of the Sea Cathedral in Takoradi. The Pro-Cathedral is St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral in Sekondi.

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Bishops of Sekondi–Takoradi (Latin Rite)
    • Joseph Amihere Essuah (November 20, 1969 – October 7, 1980)
    • Charles Kweku Sam (September 30, 1981 – January 13, 1998)
    • John Martin Darko (June 27, 1998 – December 14, 2011)
    • John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp. S.S.L. (July 3, 2014 – January 2, 2019), appointed Archbishop of Accra
    • John Baptiste Attakruk (June 24, 2021 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Joseph Francis Kweku Essien, appointed Bishop of Wiawso in 1999

See also

Sources

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