Suffragan diocese Yendi, Ghana
Diocese of Yendi
Yenden(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Yendi is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in northern Ghana, erected on 16 March 1999 from the Archdiocese of Tamale. Its bishop, Matthew Yitiereh, was appointed on 3 June 2022.
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- Established
- 1999
- Catholics
- 6,847
- Priests
- 37
- Territory
- 19,160 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church 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 Yitiereh
- Born
- 1 January 1961
- Birthplace
- Wa
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, Yendi stands in Yendi, 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
The city of Yendi in Ghana gives its name and seat to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yendi (Latin: Yenden(sis)), part of the ecclesiastical province of Tamale.