The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sekondi–Takoradi ( la, Sekondien(sis)–Takoradien(sis)) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

located in the city of

Sekondi-Takoradi Sekondi-Takoradi is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi – Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and the Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city and an indus ...

in the

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Cape Coast Cape Coast is a city, fishing port, and the capital of Cape Coast Metropolitan District and Central Region of Ghana. It is one of the country's most historic cities, a World Heritage Site, home to the Cape Coast Castle, with the Gulf of Guinea ...

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 ...

History

* November 20, 1969: Established as Diocese of Sekondi–Takoradi from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Coast

Special churches

The

Cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...

is Our Lady Star of the Sea Cathedral in Takoradi. The

Pro-Cathedral A pro-cathedral or procathedral is a parish church that temporarily serves as the cathedral or co-cathedral of a diocese, or a church that has the same function in a Catholic missionary jurisdiction (such as an apostolic prefecture or apostolic ...

is St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral in Sekondi.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

s of Sekondi–Takoradi (

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) ** Joseph Amihere Essuah (November 20, 1969 – October 7, 1980) ** Charles Kweku Sam (September 30, 1981 – January 13, 1998) **

John Martin Darko John Martin Darko (30 May 1945 – 12 January 2013) was a Ghanaian Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1976, he was named bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Sekondi–Takoradi, Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), offici ...

(June 27, 1998 – December 14, 2011) ** John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp. S.S.L. (July 3, 2014 – January 2, 2019), appointed Archbishop of Accra ** John Baptiste Attakruk (June 24, 2021 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Joseph Francis Kweku Essien, appointed Bishop of Wiawso in 1999

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