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Roman Catholic Diocese of Yendi

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Metropolitan
  
Tamale

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Ghana

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
19,160 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 625,603 6,847 (1.1%)

Bishop
  
Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai, S.V.D.

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yendi (Latin: Yenden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Yendi in the Ecclesiastical province of Tamale in Ghana.

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History

  • Marech 16, 1999: Established as Diocese of Yendi from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tamale

    • Special churches

    The Cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Yendi.

    Leadership

  • Bishops of Yendi (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai, S.V.D. (since March 16, 1999)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Yendi Wikipedia
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