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Archdiocese of Tamale

Archidioecesis Tamalensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Philip Naameh, Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 30 May 1977
  • Metropolitan See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Ghana
  • Square Kilometers: 7,383 (2,851 Square Miles)
  • Description: Tamale Metropolitan, Tolon, Kumbungu, Savelugu-Nanton, East Gonja, and Kpandai Districts
  • Official Web Site: https://archtamale.org/
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, P.O. Box TL 42, Gumbehini Rd., Tamale, N.R., Ghana
  • Telephone: (037)20.22.732

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Navrongo
11 January 1926ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou (Media Valley) Prefecture Apostolic of Navrongo (erected)
28 May 1932Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast} (Territory between Kumasi and Navrongo) Prefecture Apostolic of Navrongo
Vicariate Apostolic of Navrongo
26 February 1934ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Navrongo Vicariate Apostolic of Navrongo
Diocese of Tamale
18 April 1950ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Navrongo Diocese of Tamale
23 April 1956Territory LostDiocese of Keta
Diocese of Tamale
Diocese of Navrongo (erected) (Kassena Builsa and Mamprussi)
3 November 1959Territory LostDiocese of Tamale (Wa with Lawra and Tumu) Diocese of Wa (erected)
Archdiocese of Tamale
30 May 1977ElevatedDiocese of Tamale Archdiocese of Tamale
3 February 1995Territory LostArchdiocese of Tamale (Western Gonja and Bole) Diocese of Damongo (erected)
16 March 1999Territory LostArchdiocese of Tamale (Yendi, Oushiegu-Karaga, Bimbilla, Saboba-Chereponi, and Zabzugu-Tatale) Diocese of Yendi (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Tamale
195033,0803311,026318ap1951
19708,093470,0001.7%3333245381610ap1971
Archdiocese of Tamale
198015,020780,0001.9%24143349604315ap1981
199023,371862,0002.7%243256417694916ap1991
199911,407605,0001.9%261844259834112ap2000
200019,1341,171,0001.6%25184344487389ap2001
200114,718703,4882.1%28154334229358ap2002
200215,168703,4882.2%32144632976398ap2003
200315,912703,4882.3%30144436182398ap2004
200416,506703,4882.3%32144635882399ap2005
201020,567816,0002.5%351853388823911ap2011
201417,157889,0001.9%341549350494013ap2015
201719,820948,5002.1%342256353514116ap2018
202020,820996,8702.1%412162335603816ap2021
202223,3301,116,9092.1%522274315644618ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Navrongo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 18, Page 299, and Page 300
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 24, Page 367, and Page 368
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Navrongo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 27, Page 70, and Page 71
  • Diocese of Tamale
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 615, to Page 619
  • Archdiocese of Tamale
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 498, and Page 499

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