Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi
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
pecial Churches
The seat of the archbishop and minor basilica is St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica in Kumasi.
Leadership
* Metropolitan Archbishops of Kumasi (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Peter Kwasi Sarpong since 2002.01.17
* Bishops of Kumasi (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Peter Kwasi Sarpong (1969.11.20 – 2002.01.17)
** Bishop Joseph Amihere Essuah (1962.02.24 – 1969.11.20)
** Bishop André van den Bronk, S.M.A. (1952.05.15 – 1962.02.13)
** Bishop Hubert Joseph Paulissen, S.M.A. (1950.04.18 – 1952)
* Vicars Apostolic of Kumasi (Roman rite)
** Bishop Hubert Joseph Paulissen, S.M.A. (1932.11.29 – 1950.04.18)
uffragan Diocese
* Goaso
* Konongo–Mampong
* Obuasi
* Sunyani
ee also
* Roman Catholicism in Ghana
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kuma0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
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