Metropolitan see Kumasi, Ghana
Archdiocese of Kumasi
Kumasien(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Kumasi is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Kumasi in Ghana. Established as an apostolic vicariate in 1932 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese on 17 January 2002, it has been led by Archbishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye since 2012.
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- Established
- 1932
- Catholics
- 416,900
- Priests
- 163
- Territory
- 1,865 km²
Parishes and churches
92 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. William Chaplaincy, UEW – KumasiTanosoMass times recorded
- Westphalian Catholic ChurchOyoko-EffiduaseView parish
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The bishop
- Archbishop
- Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye
- Born
- 27 May 1960
- Birthplace
- Emenaa
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The cathedral
St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica stands in Kumasi, 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.
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- Catholic Priests in Ghana Told to Refrain from Partisan Politics and Endorsements in Pastoral Ministry
- Bishop Michael Olson establishes St Matthew Ayariga parish in Texas
- Kumasi Archdiocese welcomes Ghanaian parish in Texas
- Texas diocese names parish for Ghanaian saint
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