{{short description, None The Roman Catholic Church in Ghana (West Africa) is composed solely of a Latin hierarchy, joint in the national

Episcopal Conference An episcopal conference, sometimes called a conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory. Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal entities. The first assembly of bishops to ...

of Ghana, comprising a single pre-diocesan (exempt) apostolic vicariate and four

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s, each headed by a Metropolitan Archdiocese, with a total of 15

suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...

dioceses. There are no Eastern Catholic jurisdictions or quasi-diocesan ordinariates. There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees. There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Ghana (in national capital

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

) as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level).

Current Latin dioceses

Immediately Subject to the Holy See

* pre-diocesan Apostolic Vicariate of Donkorkrom

Latin provinces

Ecclesiastical Province of Accra

* Metropolitan

Archdiocese of Accra 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 ( la, Accraën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastic ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ho The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ho ( la, Hoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ho in the Ecclesiastical province of Accra in Ghana. History * December 19, 1994: Established as Diocese of Ho from Diocese of Keta–Ho Bishops * Bishops o ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jasikan The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jasikan ( la, Iasikanen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Jasikan in the Ecclesiastical province of Accra in Ghana. History * December 19, 1994: Established as Diocese of Jasikan from Diocese of Keta–Ho Le ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Keta-Akatsi Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Koforidua The Roman Catholic Diocese of Koforidua ( la, Dioecesis Koforiduana) is a diocese located in the city of Koforidua in the Ecclesiastical province of Accra in Ghana. History * July 6, 1992: Established as Diocese of Koforidua from the Diocese of A ...

Ecclesiastical Province of Cape Coast

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Coast **

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Wiawso

Ecclesiastical Province of Kumasi

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kumasi ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Goaso **

Roman Catholic Diocese of Konongo-Mampong Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

** Roman Catholic Diocese of Obuasi ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Sunyani ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Techiman

Ecclesiastical Province of Tamale

* Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tamale ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Damongo ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Wa ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Yendi

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org - data for all sections

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Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

Catholic dioceses