Diocese of Wa

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Bishop(s) Paul Bemile, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 3 November 1959 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tamale Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Ghana Square Kilometers: 18,476 (7,136 Square Miles) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 47, Wa, Upper West Region, Ghana Telephone: (0756)22.083 Fax: 22.597

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Peter Poreku Dery † (16 Mar 1960 Appointed - 18 Nov 1974 Appointed, Bishop of Tamale)
• Gregory Ebolawola Kpiebaya (18 Nov 1974 Appointed - 26 Mar 1994 Appointed, Archbishop of Tamale)
• Paul Bemile (19 Dec 1994 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3 November 1959	Erected	Diocese of Tamale	Diocese of Wa (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1970	64,871	365,200	17.8%	13	20	33	1,965		47	83	8	ap1971
1980	93,731	380,639	24.6%	30	14	44	2,130		52	117	12	ap1981
1990	134,730	505,000	26.7%	79	7	86	1,566		47	141	16	ap1991
1999	179,071	737,430	24.3%	109	2	111	1,613		40	136	21	ap2000
2000	186,996	738,280	25.3%	109	2	111	1,684		40	112	21	ap2001
2001	127,015	599,712	21.2%	112	2	114	1,114		40	117	21	ap2002
2002	157,519	650,000	24.2%	115	2	117	1,346		38	142	21	ap2003
2003	166,049	650,000	25.5%	118		118	1,407		36	142	21	ap2004
2004	170,413	660,000	25.8%	125	1	126	1,352		37	120	21	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Paul Bemile (Priest: 3 Aug 1968; Bishop: 19 Dec 1994 - )
• Gregory Ebolawola Kpiebaya (Priest: 8 Sep 1962; Bishop: 18 Nov 1974 to 26 Mar 1994)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Peter Poreku Dery † (Priest: 11 Feb 1951; Bishop: 16 Mar 1960 to 18 Nov 1974)