Archdiocese of Tamale
Tamalen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Tamale, Ghana
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tamale is a Latin rite see in northern Ghana, established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Navrongo in 1926 and raised to an archdiocese in 1977. It is the metropolitan for the suffragan dioceses of Damongo, Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Wa, and Yendi, and is led by Archbishop Philip Naameh.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 May 1977
- Latin
- Tamalen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001003160
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 23,330
- Population
- 1,116,909
- Catholic share
- 2.1%
- Priests
- 74
- Catholics per priest
- 315
- Extent
- 7,383 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 3.2
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Philip Naameh
- Born
- 8 September 1948
- Birthplace
- Nandom-Ko
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Our Lady of the Annunciation Cathedral stands in Tamale, 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.
The province of Tamale
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of DamongoDamongo
- Diocese of Navrongo–BolgatangaNavrongo–Bolgatanga
- Diocese of WaWa
- Diocese of YendiYendi
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].