Philip Quaque

The Reverend
Philip Quaque
Born
Kweku

1741 (1741)
Cape Coast, Gold Coast
Died17 October 1816(1816-10-17) (aged 74–75)
Cape Coast, Gold Coast
Burial placeCape Coast Castle
NationalityBritish subject
EducationUniversity of Oxford (M.A.)
Occupations
Spouse
  • Catherine Blunt
    ​
    (m. 1765)​
ParentBirempong Cudjo (father)
ChurchChurch of England
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
OrdainedEngland, 1765

Philip Quaicoe (1741 – 17 October 1816) was the first African to be ordained as a minister by the Church of England.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Philip Quaque School carries history of Ghana's education". Graphic Online. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ Glasson, Travis (2009). "Missionaries, Methodists, and a Ghost: Philip Quaque in London and Cape Coast, 1756-1816". Journal of British Studies. 48 (1): 29–50. doi:10.1086/592503. ISSN 0021-9371. JSTOR 25482961.
  3. ^ "Philip Quaque". www.ama.africatoday.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Rev. Philip Quaque Day Celebrated in Cape Coast Today". masemtsiaba. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. ^ "myghanalinks - THE REVD. PHILIP QUAQUE, M.A. (Oxon)". www.myghanalinks.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021.