Archdiocese of Accra Archidioecesis Accraënsis | |
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Location | |
Country | Ghana |
Territory | Greater Accra Region and parts of Volta Region |
Ecclesiastical province | Accra |
Metropolitan | Accra |
Headquarters | Accra, Ghana |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 2,291,352 151,728 (7%) |
Parishes | 62 |
Churches | 158 |
Schools | 86 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic[1] |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1893 January 31 |
Cathedral | Holy Spirit Cathedral |
Patron saint | Immaculate Heart of Mary, Peter Claver, Martin de Porres and the Martyrs of Uganda |
Secular priests | 103 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | John Bonaventure Kwofie |
Vicar General | Father John Louis |
Map | |
Territory of the Archdiocese of Accra | |
Website | |
accracatholic.org |
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 (Latin: Accraën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Accra in Ghana which includes the suffragan dioceses of Ho, Koforidua, Jasikan and Keta-Akatsi. The Latin title of the archdiocese is Archidioecesis Accraënsis, and the corporate title is Archdiocese of Accra. The cathedral parish for the archdiocese is the Holy Spirit Cathedral.
Dominic Kodwo Andoh was the first Ghanaian native to become Archbishop of Accra. He was installed in October 1971 and became the 3rd Ordinary for Accra since its establishment as a diocese.