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Suffragan diocese Wa, Ghana

Diocese of Wa

Vaën(sis)

The Diocese of Wa is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in the Upper West Region of Ghana, erected in 1959 from the Diocese of Tamale. Francis Bomansaan was appointed bishop in 2024.

On the map

Esri
Wa, Ghana, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1959
Catholics
343,240
Priests
95
Territory
18,476 km²

Parishes and churches

27 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
Francis Bomansaan
Born
19 January 1962
Birthplace
Kaleo
Institute
MISSIONARI D'AFRICA (PADRI BIANCHI)

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The cathedral

St. Andrew's Cathedral stands in Wa, 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

Seated in the city of Wa in Ghana, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wa (Latin: Vaën(sis)) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Tamale.