Archdiocese of Cape Coast
Roman Catholic archdiocese in Ghana
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The Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast (Latin: a Litore Aureo) is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Cape Coast in Ghana.
CountryGhana
HeadquartersCape Coast, Ghana
Area9,788 km2 (3,779 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2023)
- 2,942,755
- 396,292 (13.5%)
Archdiocese of Cape Coast Archidioecesis A Litore Aureo | |
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 St Francis de Sales Cathedral in Cape Coast | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Headquarters | Cape Coast, Ghana |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,788 km2 (3,779 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 September 1879 |
| Cathedral | St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Cape Coast |
| Secular priests | 170 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Charles G. Palmer-Buckle |
| Bishops emeritus | Matthias Kobena Nketsiah |
History
- 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
The seat of the archbishop is St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Cape Coast.
Bishops
- 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
- William Porter, S.M.A. (1933-1959)
- John Kodwo Amissah (1959-1991)
- Peter Turkson (1992-2009)
- Matthias Kobena Nketsiah (2010-2018)
- Charles G. Palmer-Buckle (2018- )[3]
- 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
- Joseph Amihere Essuah, appointed Bishop of Kumasi in 1962