Roman Catholic Diocese of Wiawso
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Wiawso
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Wiawso
latin=Dioecesis Sekondiensis-Takoradiensis
country=Ghana
metropolitan=Accra
rite=Latin Rite
area= 8,696
population=597,163
population_as_of=2004
catholics=160,514
catholics_percent=26.9
bishop=Joseph Francis Kweku Essien
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wiawso {Latin: "Viavsen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Wiawso in the Ecclesiastical province of Cape Coast in Ghana.
History
* December 22, 1999: Established as Diocese of Wiawso from the Diocese of Sekondi–Takoradi
pecial Churches
The Cathedral is Cathedral of St. Joseph in Wiawso.
Leadership
* Bishops of Wiawso (Roman rite)
** Bishop Joseph Francis Kweku Essien (since December 22, 1999)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Ghana
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/wiaw0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dwiaw.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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