Roman Catholic Diocese of Wa
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Wa
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Wa
latin=Dioecesis Vaensis
country=Ghana
metropolitan=Tamale
rite=Latin Rite
area= 18,476
population=660,000
population_as_of=2004
catholics=170,413
catholics_percent=25.8
bishop=Paul Bemile
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wa {Latin: "Vaën(sis) "} is a diocese located in the city of Wa in the Ecclesiastical province of Tamale in Ghana.
History
* November 3, 1959 Established as the Diocese of Wa from the Diocese of Tamale
pecial Churches
The Cathedral is St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Wa.
Leadership
* Bishops of Wa (Roman rite)
** Bishop Paul Bemile (since 1994.12.19)
** Archbishop Gregory Ebolawola Kpiebaya (1974.11.18 – 1994.03.26)
** Cardinal Peter Proeku Dery (1960.03.16 – 1974.11.18)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Ghana
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/wazz0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dwagh.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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