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Archdiocese of Cape Coast

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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 18 April 1950
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Ghana
  • Square Kilometers: 9,788 (3,780 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.archcapegh.org/
  • Mailing Address: Archdiocesan Secretariat, P.O. Box 112, Cape Coast, Ghana
  • Telephone: (033)21.33.471/2
  • Fax: 21.33.473

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}
27 September 1879ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Two Guineas {Des Deux Guinées} Prefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast} (erected)
28 June 1895Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast} Prefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}
25 May 1901ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast} Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}
15 March 1923Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}
Vicariate Apostolic of Togo
Vicariate Apostolic of Volta Inferiore (erected)
2 February 1932Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast} (Kingdom of Ashanti) Vicariate Apostolic of Kumasi (erected)
28 May 1932Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast} (Territory between Kumasi and Navrongo) Prefecture Apostolic of Navrongo
2 December 1943Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast} (Eastern part) Prefecture Apostolic of Accra (erected)
12 June 1947Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast} (Occidental Akim) Prefecture Apostolic of Accra
Archdiocese of Cape Coast
18 April 1950ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast} Archdiocese of Cape Coast
12 June 1958Territory AddedDiocese of Ciudad Rodrigo (Cáceres) Archdiocese of Cape Coast
20 November 1969Territory LostArchdiocese of Cape Coast (Western Region) Diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Cape Coast
1950120,494716,28616.8%1045552,19022618ap1951
1959195,505910,00021.5%2064842,327133826ap1960
1969285,0791,675,00017.0%2947763,751636724ap1971
1980175,9471,028,00017.1%1727443,998394813ap1981
1990215,4221,252,39617.2%5614703,077356613ap1991
1998259,1981,934,12013.4%778853,04911710120ap2001
2001269,0291,587,94016.9%91101012,6632110421ap2002
2002275,3911,603,81917.2%93111042,647229621ap2003
2003282,7741,595,87917.7%7911903,14112710423ap2004
2004287,5981,603,85817.9%8512972,9642410825ap2005
2006293,1311,699,10517.3%99101092,6893111241ap2007
2013377,3981,875,00020.1%113111243,04313110852ap2014
2016364,8672,003,00018.2%128141422,56913610955ap2017
2019380,0292,118,87517.9%117131302,9234711655ap2020
2021386,5883,305,60811.7%133151482,6125812956ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Cape Coast
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 615, to Page 619
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 38, to Page 40

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