Ghana

Seniority by Priestly Ordination

Ordained Priest	Years	Name	Current Title
Most Senior
22 Jan 1939		Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D.	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles
18 May 1944		Archbishop Girolamo Prigione	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to México
23 Dec 1956		Archbishop Dominic Kodwo Andoh	Archbishop Emeritus of Accra
8 Dec 1958		Ivan Cardinal Dias	Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Roman Curia
11 Dec 1959		Archbishop Peter Kwasi Sarpong	Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi
8 Sep 1962		Archbishop Gregory Ebolawola Kpiebaya	Archbishop of Tamale
18 May 1964		Bishop Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu	Bishop of Ho
29 Jun 1966		Archbishop Giuseppe Bertello	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy
31 Jul 1966		Bishop Anthony Kwami Adanuty	Bishop of Keta-Akatsi
3 Aug 1968		Bishop Lucas Abadamloora	Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga
3 Aug 1968		Bishop Paul Bemile	Bishop of Wa
19 Jul 1970		Bishop Matthias Kobena Nketsiah	Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Coast
Most Junior
21 Jul 1990		Bishop Dominic Nyarko Yeboah	Bishop of Techiman
16 Jul 1988		Bishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye	Bishop of Obuasi
12 Jul 1986		Bishop Peter Kwaku Atuahene	Bishop of Goaso
27 Jul 1985		Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi	Bishop of Sunyani
14 Jul 1985		Father Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D.	Prefect of Donkorkrom
17 Jul 1983		Bishop Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum	Bishop of Koforidua
5 Sep 1982		Archbishop Léon Kalenga Badikebele	Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana
16 Dec 1977		Bishop Philip Naameh	Bishop of Damongo
13 Aug 1977		Bishop Vincent Boi-Nai, S.V.D.	Bishop of Yendi
10 Jul 1977		Bishop Joseph Francis Kweku Essien	Bishop of Wiawso
2 Jul 1977		Bishop Gabriel Akwasi Abiabo Mante	Bishop of Jasikan
12 Dec 1976		Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle	Archbishop of Accra

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