Roman Catholic Diocese of Yendi
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Yendi
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Yendi
latin=Dioecesis Yendensis
country=Ghana
metropolitan=Tamale
rite=Latin Rite
area= 19,160
population=625,603
population_as_of=2004
catholics=6,847
catholics_percent=1.1
bishop=Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai, S.V.D.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yendi {Latin: "Yenden(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Yendi in the Ecclesiastical province of Tamale in Ghana.
History
* Marech 16, 1999: Established as Diocese of Yendi from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tamale
pecial Churches
The Cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Yendi.
Leadership
* Bishops of Yendi (Roman rite)
** Bishop Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai, S.V.D. (since March 16, 1999)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Ghana
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/yend0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dyend.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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