Catholic-Hierarchy DC

Ghana

Oldest and Youngest Bishops

BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
28 Mar 1910 Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D.Bishop Emeritus of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles
12 Oct 1921 Archbishop Girolamo PrigioneApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to México
4 May 1929 Archbishop Dominic Kodwo AndohArchbishop Emeritus of Accra
1933 Archbishop Gregory Ebolawola KpiebayaArchbishop of Tamale
26 Feb 1933 Archbishop Peter Kwasi SarpongArchbishop Emeritus of Kumasi
2 Feb 1935 Archbishop Thomas Kwaku MensahArchbishop of Kumasi
14 Apr 1936 Ivan Cardinal DiasPrefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Roman Curia
19 Nov 1937 Bishop Francis Anani Kofi LodonuBishop of Ho
22 Dec 1938 Bishop Lucas AbadamlooraBishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga
20 Dec 1939 Bishop Paul BemileBishop of Wa
13 Feb 1940 Archbishop André Pierre Louis DupuyApostolic Nuncio to European Community
11 May 1940 Bishop Anthony Kwami AdanutyBishop of Keta-Akatsi
Youngest
27 May 1960 Bishop Gabriel Justice Yaw AnokyeBishop of Obuasi
11 Aug 1957 Bishop Matthew Kwasi GyamfiBishop of Sunyani
25 Sep 1956 Bishop Peter Kwaku AtuaheneBishop of Goaso
17 Jul 1956 Archbishop Léon Kalenga BadikebeleApostolic Nuncio to Ghana
24 Mar 1956 Father Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D.Prefect of Donkorkrom
22 Dec 1954 Bishop Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-AgyekumBishop of Koforidua
19 Dec 1953 Bishop Dominic Nyarko YeboahBishop of Techiman
15 Jun 1950 Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-BuckleArchbishop of Accra
11 Oct 1948 Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal TurksonArchbishop of Cape Coast
8 Sep 1948 Bishop Philip NaamehBishop of Damongo
8 Feb 1948 Bishop Joseph Osei-BonsuBishop of Konongo-Mampong
27 Jul 1947 Bishop Gabriel Akwasi Abiabo ManteBishop of Jasikan

============

Home | Search | Countries | Religious Orders | Popes | Holy See | Roman Curia | Statistics
Bishops: All | Living | Deceased | Youngest | Oldest | Cardinal Electors
Dioceses: All | Current | Titular | Vacant | Structured View
Events: Recent | by Date | by Year | Necrology

============

About Catholic-Hierarchy Terminology/Site Help
[ Comments/Corrections ] Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2008
code: v2.5.1, 27 Apr 08; data: 6 May 08