Suffragan diocese Koforidua, Ghana
Diocese of Koforidua
Koforiduan(us)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Koforidua is a Latin Church diocese in the Eastern Region of Ghana, created on 6 July 1992 from the Diocese of Accra. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Accra and has been led by Bishop Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum since 2006.
On the map
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- Established
- 1992
- Catholics
- 201,335
- Priests
- 51
- Territory
- 18,600 km²
Parishes and churches
49 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- NkawkawNkawkawView parish
- NkurakanNkurakanView parish
- NsawamNsawamView parish
- NtronangNtronangView parish
- NuasoNuasoView parish
- OfoaseOfoaseView parish
- Old EstatesOld EstatesView parish
- OsonsonOsonsonView parish
- PepeasePepeaseView parish
- SomanyaSomanyaView parish
- St. AugustineAkoaseView parish
- St. Francis of AssisiAdeisoView parish
- St. John the Baptist Catholic ChurchAnyinamView parish
- St. MartinAkwadumView parish
- St. MichaelBoaduaView parish
- St. MichaelOyokoView parish
- St. TheresaAburiView parish
- St. Theresa ParishSuhumView parish
- St. Theresa ParishEffiduaseView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum
- Born
- 22 December 1954
- Birthplace
- Akimu Swedru
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The cathedral
St. George's Cathedral stands in Koforidua, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Koforidua, a city in Ghana, is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Koforiduana) within the ecclesiastical province of Accra.