Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale (Latin: Tamalen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Tamale in Ghana.

History[]

  • 1926.01.11: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Navrongo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso
  • 1934.02.26: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Navrongo
  • 1950.04.18: Established as Diocese of Tamale from the Apostolic Vicariate of Navrongo; Navrongo would be revived as a diocese name in 1956 for a new diocese which later became the Roman Catholic Diocese of Navrongo–Bolgatanga
  • 1977.05.30: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tamale

Special churches[]

The seat of the archbishop is Our Lady of Annunciation Cathedral in Tamale.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

  • Prefect Apostolic of Navrongo (Roman rite)
    • Father Oscar Morin, M. Afr. (1926.04.14 - 1934.02.26); see below
  • Vicars Apostolic of Navrongo (Roman rite)
    • Bishop , M. Afr. (1934.02.26 – 1947.04.15); see above
    • Bishop Gérard Bertrand, M. Afr. (1948.06.10 – 1950.04.18); see below
  • Bishops of Tamale (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Gerard Bertrand, M. Afr. (1950.04.18 – 1957.04.12), appointed Bishop of Navrongo; see above
    • Bishop , M. Afr. (1957.04.12 – 1972.06.23)
    • Bishop Peter Poreku Dery (1974.11.18 – 1977.05.30); see below; future Cardinal
  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Tamale (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Peter Poreku Dery (1977.05.30 – 1994.03.26); see above (elevated to Cardinal in 2006)
    • Archbishop (1994.03.26 - 2014.02.12)
    • Archbishop Philip Naameh since 2014.02.12

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

  • (priest here, 1992–1995), appointed Bishop of Damongo in 2010

Suffragan Dioceses[]

See also[]

  • Roman Catholicism in Ghana

Sources[]

Coordinates: 9°24′04″N 0°50′07″W / 9.4012°N 0.8352°W / 9.4012; -0.8352

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