The Roman Catholic Diocese of Keta–Akatsi () is a

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Latin

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in the

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, yet still depends on the missionary

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. The bishops' seat is

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, in

Akatsi Akatsi is a small town and is the capital of Akatsi South Municipality, a municipality in the Volta Region of Ghana. Economy Economic activities in Akatsi are mainly Subsistence agriculture coupled with vibrant buying and selling. Smuggling of ...

. The diocese also contains a

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: St. Michael's Cathedral, in the city of

Keta Keta is a coastal town and the capital of the Keta Municipal District in the Volta Region of Ghana. Keta was an important trading post between the 14th and the late 20th centuries. The town attracted the interest of the Danish, because they fe ...

History

It was established on 15 March 1923 as

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of Lower Volta (Volta Inférieur/Inferiore), on territories split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Gold Coast (Ghana) and Apostolic Vicariate of Togo (in

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) . It was then promoted on 18 April 1950 as Diocese of Keta. It lost territory on 1956.04.23 to establish Diocese of Navrongo. On 20 June 1975 it was renamed as Diocese of Keta–Ho. It was again renamed on 19 December 1994 as Diocese of Keta–Akatsi, having lost territories to establish Diocese of Ho and Diocese of Jasikan.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 134,600 Catholics (15.4% of 875,000 total) on 7,470 km² in 12 parishes and 6 missions with 55 priests (49 diocesan, 6 religious), 27 lay religious (6 brothers, 21 sisters) and 34 seminarians.

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries

(all

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; until 1976, European missionary members of Latin congregations, when the then auxiliary bishop was appointed as ordinary) ;''Apostolic Vicars of Lower Volta'' * Augustin Hermann,

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(S.M.A.) (born France) (1923.03.26 – death 1945.04.08),

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(1923.03.26 – 1945.04.08) * Joseph Gerald Holland, S.M.A. (born England, UK)(1946.07.11 – 1950.04.18 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of Ammædara (1946.07.11 – 1950.04.18) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Keta'' * Joseph Gerald Holland, S.M.A. (''see above'' 1950.04.18 – retired 1953.05.07), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Cynopolis in Ægypto (1953.05.07 – resigned 1970.12.07), died 1972 * Antoon Konings, S.M.A. (born Netherlands) (1954.02.21 – 1975.06.20 ''see below''), previously

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of daughter diocese Ho (Ghana) (1953 – 1954.02.21 ''see below'') ;''Suffragan Bishops of Keta–Ho'' * Antoon Konings, S.M.A. (''see above'' 1975.06.20 – retired 1976.04.10), died 1981 * Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu (first native incumbent) (1976.04.10 – 1994.12.19), also President of Ghana Bishops’ Conference (1991–1997); next Bishop of Ho (Ghana) (1994.12.19 – retired 2015.07.14); previously Titular Bishop of Mascula (1973.05.17 – 1976.04.10) as

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of Keta–Ho (1973.05.17 – succession 1976.04.10) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Keta-Akatsi'' * Anthony Kwami Adanuty, (1994.12.19 - 2016.04.07); stayed on a while as

(2016.04.07 – 2017.03.16) * Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D. (2017.03.16 – ...);

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(S.V.D.) previously

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of Donkorkrom (Ghana) (2007.06.12 – 2010.01.19), next promoted Titular Bishop of Ita (2010.01.19 – 2017.03.16) as first

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of Donkorkrom (2010.01.19 – 2017.03.16).

Auxiliary Bishop

* Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu (1973-1976), appointed Bishop here

Sources and external links

Official website

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