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Kumasi Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is the ...

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History

* 1932.02.02: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kumasi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Gold Coast * 1950.04.18: Promoted as Diocese of Kumasi * 2002.01.17: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kumasi

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop and minor basilica is St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica in Kumasi.

Bishops

* Vicar Apostolic of Kumasi (Roman rite) ** Bishop Hubert Joseph Paulissen, S.M.A. (1932.11.29 – 1950.04.18); ''see below'' * Bishops of Kumasi (Roman rite) ** Bishop Hubert Joseph Paulissen, S.M.A. (1950.04.18 – 1952); ''see above'' ** Bishop André van den Bronk, S.M.A. (1952.05.15 – 1962.02.13), appointed Prefect of Parakou, Benin **

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Joseph Amihere Essuah (1962.02.24 – 1969.11.20), appointed Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi ** Bishop Peter Kwasi Sarpong (1969.11.20 – 2002.01.17); ''see below'' * Metropolitan Archbishops of Kumasi (Roman rite) ** Archbishop Peter Kwasi Sarpong (2002.01.17 – 2008.03.26); ''see above'' ** Archbishop Thomas Kwaku Mensah (2008.03.26 – 2012.05.15) ** Archbishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye (since 2012.05.15)

Auxiliary Bishop

* Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye (2003-2008), appointed Bishop of Obuasi; later returned here as Archbishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* John Yaw Afoakwa, appointed Bishop of Obuasi in 2013

Suffragan Dioceses

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References

Sources

GCatholic.org

Website of Catholic Archdiocese Kumasi
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