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
Special churches[]
The seat of the archbishop and minor basilica is St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica in Kumasi.
Bishops[]
- Vicar Apostolic of Kumasi (Roman rite)
- Bishop Hubert Joseph Paulissen, S.M.A. (1932.11.29 – 1950.04.18); see below
- Bishops of Kumasi (Roman rite)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Kumasi (Roman rite)
- Archbishop (2002.01.17 – 2008.03.26); see above
- Archbishop Thomas Kwaku Mensah (2008.03.26 – 2012.05.15)
- Archbishop (since 2012.05.15)
Auxiliary Bishop[]
- (2003-2008), appointed Bishop of Obuasi; later returned here as Archbishop
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]
- , appointed Bishop of Obuasi in 2013
Suffragan Dioceses[]
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Ghana
References[]
Sources[]
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Ghana
- Dioceses in Ghana
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kumasi
- Roman Catholic archbishops of Kumasi