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Archdiocese of Accra

Archidioecesis Accraënsis
Location
CountryRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Accra Ghana
TerritoryGreater Accra Region and parts of Volta Region
Ecclesiastical provinceAccra
MetropolitanAccra
HeadquartersAccra, Ghana
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
2,291,352
151,728 (7%)
Parishes62
Churches158
Schools86
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic[1]
RiteRoman Rite
Established1893 January 31; 131 years ago (31-01-1893)
CathedralHoly Spirit Cathedral
Patron saintImmaculate Heart of Mary, Peter Claver, Martin de Porres and the Martyrs of Uganda
Secular priests103
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJohn Bonaventure Kwofie
Vicar GeneralFather John Louis
Map
Territory of the Archdiocese of Accra
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. Installed in October 1971, he became the 3rd Ordinary for Accra since its establishment as a diocese.

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