Roman Catholic Diocese of Koforidua: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
m Copying from Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Ghana to Category:Dioceses in Ghana using Cat-a-lot |
||
| Line 77: | Line 77: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koforidua}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koforidua}} |
||
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Ghana]] |
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Ghana]] |
||
[[Category:Dioceses in Ghana]] |
|||
[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1992]] |
[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1992]] |
||
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century]] |
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century]] |
||
Revision as of 14:37, 13 May 2021
Diocese of Koforidua Dioecesis Koforiduana | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Accra |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,600 km2 (7,200 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,100,000 201,335 (9.6%) |
| Schools | 330 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | November 21, 1992 |
| Cathedral | St. George's Cathedral, Koforidua |
| Secular priests | 51 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John Bonaventure Kwofie
Archbishop of Accra |
| Website | |
| kofdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Koforidua (Template:Lang-la) is a diocese located in the city of Koforidua in the Ecclesiastical province of Accra in Ghana.
History
- July 6, 1992: Established as Diocese of Koforidua from the Diocese of Accra
Special churches
The Cathedral is St. George’s Cathedral in Koforidua.
Leadership
- Bishops of Koforidua (Roman rite)
- Bishop Charles G. Palmer-Buckle (July 6, 1992– March 30, 2005) appointed Archbishop of Accra
- Bishop Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum (since April 12, 2006)
See also
Sources
6°05′36″N 0°15′07″W / 6.0933°N 0.2520°W
 | This Ghana-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |