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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Accra covers the Greater Accra Region and parts of the Volta Region. There are 62 parishes and rectories. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Accra (Latin: Accraën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Accra in Ghana which includes the suffragan dioceses of Ho, Koforidua, Jasikan and Keta-Akatsi. The Latin title of the archdiocese is Archidioecesis Accraënsis, and the corporate title is Archdiocese of Accra. The cathedral parish for the archdiocese is the Holy Spirit Cathedral.
Dominic Kodwo Andoh was the first Ghanaian native to become Archbishop of Accra. He was installed in October 1971 and became the 3rd Ordinary for Accra since its establishment as a diocese.
Special churches
= The Holy Spirit Cathedral
== Sacred Heart Catholic Church
=Sacred Heart Church which was started under a large empty cocoa shed at Derby Avenue in Accra, was the first Catholic church to be built. It was dedicated on February 11, 1925.
Bishops
Prefect Apostolic of Accra (Roman rite)
Adolph Alexander Noser (1944 – 1947); see below
Vicar Apostolic of Accra (Roman rite)
Bishop Adolph Alexander Noser (1947 – 1950); see above & below
Bishops of Accra (Roman rite)
Bishop Adolph Alexander Noser (1950 – 1953), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Alexishafen, Papua New Guinea; future Archbishop; see above
Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers (1953 – 1971)
Bishop Dominic Kodwo Andoh (1971 – 1992); see below
Metropolitan Archbishops of Accra (Roman rite)
Archbishop Dominic Kodwo Andoh (1992 – 2005); see above
Archbishop Charles G. Palmer-Buckle (2005 - 2018), appointed Archbishop of Cape Coast
Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie (2019 -)
= Auxiliary bishop
=Joseph Oliver Bowers (1952-1953), appointed Bishop here
= Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
=Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum (priest in Accra Archdiocese, 1983-1992), appointed Bishop of Koforidua in 2006
Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle, was appointed Bishop of Koforidua in 1992; later became the Archbishop of Accra from 2005-2018.
Suffragan dioceses
The metropolitan Archdiocese has four suffragans. In 1992, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Koforidua was carved out of Accra by John Paul II. Accra was elevated to a metropolitan see and Bishop Andoh was made the metropolitan archbishop. While the Ho, Jasikan, and Keta-Akatsi Dioceses cover the Volta Region of Ghana, the Koforidua Diocese spans a vast area of the Eastern Region.
Ho
Jasikan
Keta–Akatsi
Koforidua
Structure
= Deaneries
=There are eight deaneries in the Archdiocese of Accra. Originally termed vicariates or districts in the 1983 Code of Canon Law, deaneries exist "to foster pastoral care through common action". Each deanery is headed by a dean whose duty of promotion and coordination chiefly pertains to his responsibility to oversee and assist in uniting the other presbyters or priests in his vicariate in a common pastoral activity. The eight deaneries in Accra Archdiocese are:
Kaneshie Deanery
Mamprobi Deanery
Kpehe Deanery
Osu Deanery
Madina Deanery
Tema Deanery
Battor Deanery
Ashiaman
Education in the Archdiocese of Accra
In January 1931, the first school was opened on the Sacred Heart Church grounds. With an enrollment of fifteen boys and six girls, the school opened and by August it was recognized by the Government Educational Director and placed on the Assisted List (which meant that government would pay an agreed percentage of the teachers' salaries depending on the quality of the school as determined by the inspectors). Today, Accra Archdiocese has over seventy basic schools, several second-cycle schools three seminaries and formation houses, and a university.
= Catholic basic schools in Accra
=Public Schools
MartyrsCatholic Private Basic Schools in Accra
St. Bernadette Soubirous School-Dansoman
Mary Mother of Good Counsel-Airport-West
St. Theresa’s School-Kaneshie
Christ The King Int. School-Cantonments
Bishop Bowers School-Latebiokoshie
St. Peter Claver French School-Mataheko
Corpus Christi-Com. 18 Lashibi
St. Ignatius R/C School-Batsona
St. Mark R/C School-Ashongman
St. Ancilla Preparatory School-Haatso
St. John the Evangelist-Adenta
= Catholic s schools in Accra
=Public Schools
St. Thomas Aquinas SHS-Cantonment, Accra
St. Mary’s SHS-Korle-Gonno, Accra
St. Margaret Mary Sec./Tech-Dansoman, Accra
Our Lady of Mercy SHS-Tema
St. Don Bosco Voc. Training Centre-Ashaiman, Tema
Sacred Heart Technical Inst.-James Town, Accra
Private Schools
Catholic Social Advance Inst.-Adabraka, Accra
St. Francis Xavier Sec./Voc.-Kotobabi, Accra
St. Peter Claver French School-Mataheko, Accra
Corpus Christi SHS-Lashibi-Comm 18, Tema
St. Kizito SHS-Battor
= Catholic seminaries and formation houses
=St. Paul's Catholic Seminary (Philosophy Session)-Sowutuom
Society of African Missions (SMA)-Sowutuom
Salesians of Don Bosco-Ashaiman
= Catholic university
=Catholic Institute of Business and Technology (University College)-Adabraka
See also
Roman Catholicism in Ghana
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Ghana
References
External links
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Accra
- Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary
- List of Catholic archdioceses
- List of Catholic dioceses in Ghana
- Holy Spirit Cathedral (Accra)
- St. Paul's Catholic Seminary
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
- Accra
- Victor Selormey
- Sowutuom
