Diocese of Donkorkrom
Roman Catholic diocese in Ghana
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The Diocese of Donkorkrom is a Latin Catholic jurisdiction in Eastern Ghana.
CountryGhana
TerritoryEastern Region (Kwahu Afram Plains North and South Districts)
MetropolitanAccra
Area5,040 km2 (1,950 sq mi)
Diocese of Donkorkrom Dioecesis Donkorkromensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Territory | Eastern Region (Kwahu Afram Plains North and South Districts) |
| Metropolitan | Accra |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,040 km2 (1,950 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin |
| Established | 12 June 2007 (Prefecture) 19 January 2010 (Vicariate) 12 May 2026 (Diocese) |
| Cathedral | St. Francis Xavier Cathedral (Donkorkrom) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Pope Leo XIV |
| Bishop | John Alphonse Asiedu SVD |
| Vicar General | Very Rev. Alexander P. Chandy, SVD |
| Website | |
| avdonkorkrom | |
The diocese belongs to ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Accra.[1]
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Saint Francis Xavier cathedral in Donkorkrom, Ghana.
History
Established on 2007.06.12 as Apostolic Prefecture of Donkorkrom on territory split off from the Diocese of Koforidua.[2]
Promoted on 2010.01.19 as Apostolic Vicariate of Donkorkrom, hence entitled to a titular bishop.[3]
Promoted on 2026.05.12 as Diocese of Donkorkrom.[1]
Ordinaries
(all Latin Church)
- Apostolic Prefect of Donkorkrom
- Father Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D. (2007.06.12 – 2010.01.19 see below)
- Apostolic Vicars of Donkorkrom
- Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D. (see above 2010.01.19 – 2017.03.16), Titular Bishop of Ita (2010.01.19 – 2017.03.16), appointed Bishop of Keta-Akatsi
- John Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D. (2019.05.04 – 2026.05.12)
- Diocesan Bishop of Donkorkrom
- John Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D. (see above since 2026.05.12)
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