Suffragan diocese Sunyani, Ghana
Diocese of Sunyani
Sunyanien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Sunyani is a Latin-rite diocese in the Bono Region of Ghana, erected on 30 March 1973 from the Diocese of Kumasi. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kumasi and has been led since 2003 by Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1973
- Catholics
- 177,381
- Priests
- 108
- Territory
- 6,408 km²
Parishes and churches
31 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi
- Born
- 11 August 1957
- Birthplace
- Wamanafo
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Christ the King Cathedral stands in Sunyani, 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
In Ghana, the city of Sunyani hosts this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Sunyanien(sis)), a member of the ecclesiastical province of Kumasi. Christ the King Cathedral serves as its cathedral parish.
This see in the wire
Stories that name this see
The wire's resolver matched this see in the text of each story.
- Bishop Gyamfi urges West African youth to reject abortion
- Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference calls for greater caution from Chief Justice
- Ghana Catholic Bishops’ President Demands Church’s Inclusion in National Education Policy
Filed by our own wire from published sources. Read the wire.