Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Accra

Archdiocese of Accra

*Archidioecesis Accraënsis*
Archdiocese of Accra; Archidioecesis Accraënsis
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
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1893 January 31; 131 years ago
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.

Special churches

The Holy Spirit Cathedral

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Sacred Heart Church which was started under a large empty cocoa shed at Derby Avenue in Accra, was the first Catholic church to be built. It was dedicated on February 11, 1925.

Bishops

Prefect Apostolic of Accra (Roman rite)

Adolph Alexander Noser (1944 – 1947); see below

Vicar Apostolic of Accra (Roman rite)

Bishop Adolph Alexander Noser (1947 – 1950); see above & below

Bishops of Accra (Roman rite)

Bishop Adolph Alexander Noser (1950 – 1953), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Alexishafen, Papua New Guinea; future Archbishop; see above
Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers (1953 – 1971)
Bishop Dominic Kodwo Andoh (1971 – 1992); see below

Metropolitan Archbishops of Accra (Roman rite)

Archbishop Dominic Kodwo Andoh (1992 – 2005); see above
Archbishop Charles G. Palmer-Buckle (2005 - 2018), appointed Archbishop of Cape Coast
Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie (2019 -)

Auxiliary bishop

Joseph Oliver Bowers (1952-1953), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum (priest in Accra Archdiocese, 1983-1992), appointed Bishop of Koforidua in 2006
Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle, was appointed Bishop of Koforidua in 1992; later became the Archbishop of Accra from 2005-2018.

Suffragan dioceses

The metropolitan Archdiocese has four suffragans. In 1992, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Koforidua was carved out of Accra by John Paul II. Accra was elevated to a metropolitan see and Bishop Andoh was made the metropolitan archbishop. While the Ho, Jasikan, and Keta-Akatsi Dioceses cover the Volta Region of Ghana, the Koforidua Diocese spans a vast area of the Eastern Region.

Structure

Deaneries

There are eight deaneries in the Archdiocese of Accra. Originally termed vicariates or districts in the 1983 Code of Canon Law, deaneries exist "to foster pastoral care through common action". Each deanery is headed by a dean whose duty of promotion and coordination chiefly pertains to his responsibility to oversee and assist in uniting the other presbyters or priests in his vicariate in a common pastoral activity. The eight deaneries in Accra Archdiocese are:

Kaneshie Deanery
Mamprobi Deanery
Kpehe Deanery
Osu Deanery
Madina Deanery
Tema Deanery
Battor Deanery
Ashiaman

The Deaneries of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Accra

Education in the Archdiocese of Accra

In January 1931, the first school was opened on the Sacred Heart Church grounds. With an enrollment of fifteen boys and six girls, the school opened and by August it was recognized by the Government Educational Director and placed on the Assisted List (which meant that government would pay an agreed percentage of the teachers' salaries depending on the quality of the school as determined by the inspectors). Today, Accra Archdiocese has over seventy basic schools, several second-cycle schools three seminaries and formation houses, and a university.

Catholic basic schools in Accra

Public Schools

Martrys of Uganda R/C Basic-Mamprobi
Immaculate Conception Basic-Akweteman
St. Peter’s R/C Basic-Osu
Derby Avenue R/C Basic-Derby Avenue
St. Joseph’s R/C Basic-Adabraka
St. Mary’s R/C Basic-Korle-Gonno
K. G. Boys R/C Basic-Korle Gonno
St. Francis Xavier R/C Basic-Kotobabi
St. Paul’s R/C Basic-Kpehe
St. Kizito R/C Primary-Nima
St. Kizito R/C ‘1 & 2 JHS-Nima
Abeka R/C Basic-Abeka
St. Stephen’s R/C Basic-Darkuman
Holy Family R/C Basic-Mataheko
Star of the Sea R/C Basic-Dansoman
Abossey Okai R/C Basic-Abossey Okai
Prince of Peace R/C Basic-Kwashieman
La Anteson R/C Primary-La
St. Maurice R/C JHS-La
Quaye Nungua R/C Basic-Nungua
Teshie R/C Basic-Teshie
St. Francis R/C Basic-Ashaley Botwe
Holy Rosary R/C Basic-Adentan
Queen of Peace R/C Primary A&B-Madina
Queen of Peace R/C JHS A&B-Madina
St. Peter Claver R/C KG-Madina
St. Dominic R/C Basic-Taifa
Immaculate Heart. R/C Basic-Christian Village
Holy Child R/C JHS-Santa Maria
St. Joseph the Worker R/C Basic-Weija
St. Peter’s R/C Basic-Torkuse
St. Jude R/C Basic-New-Weija
Fr. Henry R/C Basic-Obom
Papase R/C Basic-Papase
OLAS R/C JHS-New-Achimota
OLAS R/C KG & Primary-New-Achimota
St. Anthony R/C Basic- New Achimota-Fishpond
St. Slyvanus R/C Basic-Pokuase
St. Joseph’s R/C JHS-Amasaman
Afuaman R/C School Basic-Afuaman
Natriku R/C Primary-Natriku
Osuwem R/C Primary-Osuwem
St. Agnes R/C Primary-Dodowa
St. Agnes R/C J.H.S.-Dodowa
Asutsuare R/C Primary-Asutsuare
Asutsuare R/C JHS-Asutsuare
Kordiabe R/C Basic-Kordiabe
Tokpo R/C Basic-Tokpo
Djorkpo R/C Primary-Djorkpo
Kadjanya R/C Primary-Kadjanya
Lubuse R/C Primary-Lubuse
Ayikuma R/C JHS-Ayikuma
St. Dominic Savio R/C Basic-Afienya
Ada-Foah R/C Basic-Ada Foah
St. Peter Claver R/C KG-Ada Foah
Anyakpor R/C Primary-Anyakpor
Korluedor R/C Primary-Korluedor
St. Augustine’s R/C Basic-Ashaiman
Blessed. Clementina R/C Basic-Ashaiman
St. Peter’s R/C Basic-Tema New-Town
Archbishop Andoh R/C Basic-Comm. 11 Tema
Archbishop Andoh R/C KG-Comm. 8 Tema
St. John Bosco R/C Basic-Comm. 2. Tema
Holy Child R/C Basic-Sakumono

MartyrsCatholic Private Basic Schools in Accra

St. Bernadette Soubirous School-Dansoman
Mary Mother of Good Counsel-Airport-West^[2]
St. Theresa’s School-Kaneshie
Christ The King Int. School-Cantonments
Bishop Bowers School-Latebiokoshie
St. Peter Claver French School-Mataheko
Corpus Christi-Com. 18 Lashibi
St. Ignatius R/C School-Batsona
St. Mark R/C School-Ashongman
St. Ancilla Preparatory School-Haatso
St. John the Evangelist-Adenta

Catholic s schools in Accra