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William Porter (archbishop)

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Name
  
William Porter

Role
  
Archbishop

Died
  
1966


William Thomas Porter, S.M.A. (14 May 1887 – 16 June 1966) was an English Roman Catholic missionary priest, bishop and archbishop, who served as Vicar Apostolic of Gold Coast and later Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast in present-day Ghana. He was appointed vicar apostolic (as well as titular bishop of Urusi) on 25 April 1933 and archbishop on 18 Apr 1950. He retired as archbishop on 15 May 1959.

Schools

In 1936, Porter established a Roman Catholic secondary school, St. Augustine’s College in Cape Coast. He also established several Roman Catholic youth groups.

References

William Porter (archbishop) Wikipedia