• Source: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale

    • The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale (Latin: Tamalen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Tamale in Ghana.


    History


    1926.01.11: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Navrongo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso
    1934.02.26: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Navrongo
    1950.04.18: Established as Diocese of Tamale from the Apostolic Vicariate of Navrongo; Navrongo would be revived as a diocese name in 1956 for a new diocese which later became the Roman Catholic Diocese of Navrongo–Bolgatanga
    1977.05.30: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tamale


    Special churches


    The seat of the archbishop is Our Lady of Annunciation Cathedral in Tamale.


    Bishops




    = Ordinaries

    =
    Prefect Apostolic of Navrongo
    Father Oscar Morin, M. Afr. (1926.04.14 - 1934.02.26)
    Vicars Apostolic of Navrongo
    Bishop Oscar Morin, M. Afr. (1934.02.26 – 1947.04.15)
    Bishop Gérard Bertrand, M. Afr. (1948.06.10 – 1950.04.18)
    Bishops of Tamale
    Bishop Gerard Bertrand, M. Afr. (1950.04.18 – 1957.04.12), appointed Bishop of Navrongo; see above
    Bishop Gabriel Champagne, M. Afr. (1957.04.12 – 1972.06.23)
    Bishop Peter Porekuu Dery (1974.11.18 – 1977.05.30); future cardinal
    Metropolitan Archbishops of Tamale (Roman rite)
    Archbishop Peter Porekuu Dery (1977.05.30 – 1994.03.26); elevated to cardinal in 2006
    Archbishop Gregory Ebolawola Kpiebaya (1994.03.26 - 2014.02.12)
    Archbishop Philip Naameh since 2014.02.12


    = Other priests of this diocese who became bishop

    =
    Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier (priest here, 1992–1995), appointed Bishop of Damongo in 2010


    Suffragan Dioceses


    Damongo
    Navrongo–Bolgatanga
    Wa
    Yendi


    See also


    Roman Catholicism in Ghana


    Sources


    GCatholic.org

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