Ghana

Seniority by Bishop Ordination

Ordained Bishop	Years	Name	Current Title
Most Senior
22 Apr 1953		Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D.	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles
24 Nov 1968		Archbishop Girolamo Prigione	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to México
8 Mar 1970		Archbishop Peter Kwasi Sarpong	Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi
3 Oct 1971		Archbishop Dominic Kodwo Andoh	Archbishop Emeritus of Accra
29 Jun 1973		Bishop Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu	Bishop of Ho
15 Mar 1975		Archbishop Gregory E. Kpiebaya	Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale
19 Jun 1982		Ivan Cardinal Dias	Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Roman Curia
28 Nov 1987		Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello	President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State, Roman Curia
6 Jan 1993		Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle	Archbishop of Accra
27 Mar 1993		Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson	President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Roman Curia
6 Jun 1993		Archbishop André Pierre Louis Dupuy	Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
25 Mar 1995		Bishop Paul Bemile	Bishop of Wa
Most Junior
29 Jun 2011		Bishop Alfred Agyenta	Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga
25 Mar 2011		Bishop Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier	Bishop of Damongo
17 Apr 2010		Bishop Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D.	Vicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom
1 May 2008		Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele	Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana
29 Mar 2008		Bishop Dominic Nyarko Yeboah	Bishop of Techiman
3 Feb 2007		Archbishop Matthias Kobena Nketsiah	Archbishop of Cape Coast
1 Jul 2006		Bishop Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum	Bishop of Koforidua
17 Jan 2004		Bishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye	Bishop of Obuasi
28 Jun 2003		Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi	Bishop of Sunyani
21 Aug 2000		Archbishop George Kocherry	Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe
25 Mar 2000		Bishop Joseph Francis Kweku Essien	Bishop of Wiawso
10 Jul 1999		Bishop Vincent Boi-Nai, S.V.D.	Bishop of Yendi

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