Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast
The Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast (Latin: a Litore Aureo) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Cape Coast in Ghana. The Archdiocese has been generous in supplying priests for underserved areas of the United States; for example, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas in the Victoria, Texas area, 16 of the 64 priests are from Ghana- many have been incardinated into (became part of the official body of priest clergy) the diocese and have become U.S. citizens, serving as pastors of church parishes.
History
- 27 September 1879: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Gold Coast from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas in Gabon
- 25 May 1901: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Gold Coast
- 18 April 1950: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Coast
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Cape Coast.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Vicars Apostolic of Gold Coast
- Maximilien Albert, S.M.A. (1895-1903)
- Isidore Klaus, S.M.A. (1904-1905)
- François-Ignace Hummel, S.M.A. (1906-1924)
- Ernest Hauger, S.M.A. (1925-1932)
- Archbishops of Cape Coast
- William Porter, S.M.A. (1933-1959)
- John Kodwo Amissah (1959-1991)
- Peter Turkson (1992-2009) (Cardinal in 2003), appointed President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
- Matthias Kobena Nketsiah (2010-2018)
- Charles G. Palmer-Buckle (2018-)
Auxiliary Bishops
- John Kodwo Amissah (1957-1959), appointed Archbishop here
- Matthias Kobena Nketsiah (2006-2010), appointed Archbishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Joseph Amihere Essuah, appointed Bishop of Kumasi in 1962