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Roman Catholic Diocese of Sekondi–Takoradi

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Metropolitan
  
Cape Coast

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Ghana

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
12,681 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 1,674,792 270,923 (16.2%)

Bishop
  
Archbishop Mathias Nketsiah of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast, is the Apostolic Administrator "sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis"

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sekondi–Takoradi (Latin: Sekondien(sis)–Takoradien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Sekondi-Takoradi in the Ecclesiastical province of Cape Coast in Ghana.

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History

  • November 20, 1969: Established as Diocese of Sekondi–Takoradi from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Coast

    • Special churches

    The Cathedral is Our Lady Star of the Sea Cathedral in Takoradi. The Pro-Cathedral is St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral in Sekondi.

    Leadership

  • Bishops of Sekondi–Takoradi (Latin Rite)
  • Joseph Amihere Essuah (November 20, 1969 – October 7, 1980)
  • Charles Kweku Sam (September 30, 1981 – January 13, 1998)
  • John Martin Darko (June 27, 1998 - December 14, 2011)
  • John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp. S.S.L (September 2014 - Present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sekondi–Takoradi Wikipedia
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