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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast

The Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast (Latin: a Litore Aureo) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Cape Coast in Ghana.

The archbishop's office

History

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  • 27 September 1879: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Gold Coast from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas in Gabon
  • 25 May 1901: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Gold Coast[1]
  • 18 April 1950: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Coast[2]

The Archdiocese has been[when?] generous in supplying priests for underserved areas of the United States; for example, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas, 16 of the 64 priests are from Ghana. Many have been incardinated into the archdiocese, have become U.S. citizens, and serve as parish pastors.[citation needed]

Special churches

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The seat of the archbishop is St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Cape Coast.

Bishops

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Vicars Apostolic of Gold Coast
  • Maximilien Albert, S.M.A. (1895-1903)
  • Isidore Klaus, S.M.A. (1904-1905)
  • François-Ignace Hummel, S.M.A. (1906-1924)
  • Ernest Hauger, S.M.A. (1925-1932)
Archbishops of Cape Coast
Auxiliary Bishops
  • John Kodwo Amissah (1957-1959), appointed Archbishop here
  • Matthias Kobena Nketsiah (2006-2010), appointed Archbishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Suffragan Dioceses

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Analecta ecclesiastica (in Latin). Rome. 1902. pp. 336–367.
  2. ^ Bula Laeto accepimus (in Latin). AAS 42 (1950), p. 615.
  3. ^ Kamasah, Andreas (2022-06-09). "Archbishop Palmer-Buckle suspends 'stubborn' Rev. Father". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2024-02-01.

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