Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Accra

De Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Accra dey cover de Greater Accra Region den some parts of de Volta Region. Dem get 62 parishes den rectories. De Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Accra (Latin: Accraën(sis)) be de Metropolitan See for de ecclesiastical province of Accra insyd Ghana wey edey include de suffragan dioceses of Ho, Koforidua, Jasikan den Keta-Akatsi. De Latin title for de archdiocese be Archidioecesis Accraënsis, den de corporate title bi Archdiocese of Accra. De cathedral parish for de archdiocese bi de Holy Spirit Cathedral.

Dominic Kodwo Andoh be de first Ghanaian native wey cam make Archbishop of Accra. Dem install am insyd October 1971 den he cam turn de 3rd Ordinary for Accra since dem establish am as a diocese.

 Special churches 

 De Holy Spirit Cathedral 

 Sacred Heart Catholic Church 
Sacred Heart Church dem start am under a large empty cocoa shed for Derby Avenue insyd Accra, wey ebe de first Catholic church wey dem build am. Dem dedicate am on February 11, 1925.

 Bishops 
Prefect Apostolic of Accra (Roman rite)

 Adolph Alexander Noser (1944 – 1947); see below

Vicar Apostolic of Accra (Roman rite)

 Bishop Adolph Alexander Noser (1947 – 1950); see above & below

Bishops of Accra (Roman rite)

 Bishop Adolph Alexander Noser (1950 – 1953), dem appoint am Vicar Apostolic of Alexishafen, Papua New Guinea; future Archbishop; see above
 Bishop Joseph Oliver Bowers (1953 – 1971)
 Bishop Dominic Kodwo Andoh (1971 – 1992); see below

Metropolitan Archbishops of Accra (Roman rite)

 Archbishop Dominic Kodwo Andoh (1992 – 2005); see above
 Archbishop Charles G. Palmer-Buckle (2005 - 2018), appointed Archbishop of Cape Coast
 Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie (2019 -)

 Auxiliary bishop 

 Joseph Oliver Bowers (1952-1953), appointed Bishop here

 Other priests of dis diocese wey come make bishops 

 Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum (priest insyd Accra Archdiocese, 1983-1992), dem appoint am Bishop of Koforidua insyd 2006
 Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle, dem appoint am Bishop of Koforidua insyd 1992; later he come make de Archbishop of Accra from 2005-2018.

 Suffragan dioceses 
De metropolitan Archdiocese gey four suffragans. In 1992, de Roman Catholic Diocese of Koforidua dem carve am out of Accra by John Paul II. Dem elevate Accra come make metropolitan see den Bishop Andoh bi de metropolitan archbishop. While de Ho, Jasikan, den Keta-Akatsi Dioceses dey cover de Volta den Oti Regions for Ghana, de Koforidua Diocese dey spans a vast area of de Eastern Region.

 Ho
 Jasikan
 Keta–Akatsi
 Koforidua

 Structure 

 Deaneries 
Dem gey eight deaneries insyd de Archdiocese of Accra. Originally dem dey term am as vicariates or districts insyd de 1983 Code of Canon Law, wey deaneries dey exist say ego "foster pastoral care through common action". Each deanery get ein dean as de head wey edey do promotion den coordination chiefly pertains to ein responsibility say ego oversee den assist in uniting de other presbyters anaa priests insyd ein vicariate in a common pastoral activity. De eight deaneries insyd Accra Archdiocese be:

 Kaneshie Deanery
 Mamprobi Deanery
 Kpehe Deanery
 Osu Deanery
 Madina Deanery
 Tema Deanery
 Battor Deanery
 Ashiaman
 Education insyd de Archdiocese of Accra 
Insyd January 1931, de first school dem open on de Sacred Heart Church grounds. Plus enrollment of fifteen boys den six girls, de school open den by August dem recognize am by de Government Educational Director den place on de Assisted List (wey edey mean say government go pay an agreed percentage of de teachers demma salaries depending on de quality of de school as determined by de inspectors). Today, Accra Archdiocese gey over seventy basic schools, several second-cycle schools three seminaries den formation houses, den a university.

 Catholic basic schools insyd Accra 
Public Schools

 Martrys of Uganda R/C Basic-Mamprobi
 Immaculate Conception Basic-Akweteman
 St. Peter’s R/C Basic-Osu
 Derby Avenue R/C Basic-Derby Avenue
 St. Joseph’s R/C Basic-Adabraka
 St. Mary’s R/C Basic-Korle-Gonno
 K. G. Boys R/C Basic-Korle Gonno
 St. Francis Xavier R/C Basic-Kotobabi
 St. Paul’s R/C Basic-Kpehe
 St. Kizito R/C Primary-Nima
 St. Kizito R/C ‘1 & 2 JHS-Nima
 Abeka R/C Basic-Abeka
 St. Stephen’s R/C Basic-Darkuman
 Holy Family R/C Basic-Mataheko
 Star of the Sea R/C Basic-Dansoman
 Abossey Okai R/C Basic-Abossey Okai
 Prince of Peace R/C Basic-Kwashieman
 La Anteson R/C Primary-La
 St. Maurice R/C JHS-La
 Quaye Nungua R/C Basic-Nungua
 Teshie R/C Basic-Teshie
 St. Francis R/C Basic-Ashaley Botwe
 Holy Rosary R/C Basic-Adentan
 Queen of Peace R/C Primary A&B-Madina
 Queen of Peace R/C JHS A&B-Madina
 St. Peter Claver R/C KG-Madina
 St. Dominic R/C Basic-Taifa
 Immaculate Heart. R/C Basic-Christian Village
 Holy Child R/C JHS-Santa Maria
 St. Joseph the Worker R/C Basic-Weija
 St. Peter’s R/C Basic-Torkuse
 St. Jude R/C Basic-New-Weija
 Fr. Henry R/C Basic-Obom
 Papase R/C Basic-Papase
 OLAS R/C JHS-New-Achimota

 OLAS R/C KG & Primary-New-Achimota
 St. Anthony R/C Basic- New Achimota-Fishpond
 St. Slyvanus R/C Basic-Pokuase
 St. Joseph’s R/C JHS-Amasaman
 Afuaman R/C School Basic-Afuaman
 Natriku R/C Primary-Natriku
 Osuwem R/C Primary-Osuwem
 St. Agnes R/C Primary-Dodowa
 St. Agnes R/C J.H.S.-Dodowa
 Asutsuare R/C Primary-Asutsuare
 Asutsuare R/C JHS-Asutsuare
 Kordiabe R/C Basic-Kordiabe
 Tokpo R/C Basic-Tokpo
 Djorkpo R/C Primary-Djorkpo
 Kadjanya R/C Primary-Kadjanya
 Lubuse R/C Primary-Lubuse
 Ayikuma R/C JHS-Ayikuma
 St. Dominic Savio R/C Basic-Afienya
 Ada-Foah R/C Basic-Ada Foah
 St. Peter Claver R/C KG-Ada Foah
 Anyakpor R/C Primary-Anyakpor
 Korluedor R/C Primary-Korluedor
 St. Augustine’s R/C Basic-Ashaiman
 Blessed. Clementina R/C Basic-Ashaiman
 St. Peter’s R/C Basic-Tema New-Town
 Archbishop Andoh R/C Basic-Comm. 11 Tema
 Archbishop Andoh R/C KG-Comm. 8 Tema
 St. John Bosco R/C Basic-Comm. 2. Tema
 Holy Child R/C Basic-Sakumono

MartyrsCatholic Private Basic Schools insyd Accra

 St. Bernadette Soubirous School-Dansoman
 Mary Mother of Good Counsel-Airport-WestAccra, Catholic School. "Mary Mother of Good Counsel School History". Mmgcschool.
 St. Theresa’s School-Kaneshie
 Christ The King Int. School-Cantonments
 Bishop Bowers School-Latebiokoshie
 St. Peter Claver French School-Mataheko
 Corpus Christi-Com. 18 Lashibi
 St. Ignatius R/C School-Batsona
 St. Mark R/C School-Ashongman
 St. Ancilla Preparatory School-Haatso
 St. John the Evangelist-Adenta

 Catholic s schools insyd Accra 
Public Schools

 St. Thomas Aquinas SHS-Cantonment, Accra
 St. Mary’s SHS-Korle-Gonno, Accra
 St. Margaret Mary Sec./Tech-Dansoman, Accra
 Our Lady of Mercy SHS-Tema
 St. Don Bosco Voc. Training Centre-Ashaiman, Tema
 Sacred Heart Technical Inst.-James Town, Accra

Private Schools

 Catholic Social Advance Inst.-Adabraka, Accra
 St. Francis Xavier Sec./Voc.-Kotobabi, Accra
 St. Peter Claver French School-Mataheko, Accra
 Corpus Christi SHS-Lashibi-Comm 18, Tema
 St. Kizito SHS-Battor

 Catholic seminaries den formation houses 

 St. Paul's Catholic Seminary (Philosophy Session)-Sowutuom
 Society of African Missions (SMA)-Sowutuom
 Salesians of Don Bosco-Ashaiman

 Catholic university 

 Catholic Institute of Business and Technology (University College)-Adabraka"Catholic Institute of Business and Technology Homepage". cibtghana.

 References 
Category:Roman Catholic archbishops of Accra
Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Accra
Category:Accra
Category:Dioceses insyd Ghana
Category:Roman Catholic dioceses insyd Ghana

 External links 

Category:Christian organizations dem establish insyd 1943