Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Accra
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Archdiocese of Accra Archidioecesis Accraënsis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Territory | Greater Accra Region and parts of Volta Region |
| Ecclesiastical province | Accra |
| Metropolitan | Accra |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 2,291,352 151728 (7%) |
| Parishes | 62 |
| Churches | 158 |
| Schools | 86 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 31st January, 1893 |
| Cathedral | Holy Spirit Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Peter Claver, St. Martin de Porres and the Martyrs of Uganda |
| Secular priests | 103 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Charles G. Palmer-Buckle |
| Suffragan | Ho, Jasikan, Keta-Akatsi, Koforidua |
| Vicar General | Monsignor Francis Adoboli |
| Emeritus Bishops | |
| Map | |
 Territory of the Archdiocese of Accra |
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| Website | |
| accracatholic.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Accra covers the Greater Accra Region and parts of the Volta egion. There are 62 parishes and rectories. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Accra (Latin: Accraën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Accra in Ghana which includes the suffragan dioceses of Ho, Koforidua, Jasikan and Keta-Akatsi. The Latin title of the archdiocese is Archidioecesis Accraënsis, and the corporate title is Archdiocese of Accra. The cathedral parish for the archdiocese is the Holy Spirit Cathedral.
Most Reverend Dominic Kodwo Andoh† was the first Ghanaian native to become Archbishop of Accra. Installed in October 1971, he became the 3rd Ordinary for Accra since its establishment as a diocese.
Sacred Heart Church which was started under a large empty cocoa shed at Derby Avenue in Accra, was the first church to be built. It was dedicated on February 11, 1925.
Metropolitan Archbishops of Accra (Roman rite)
Bishops of Accra (Roman rite)
Vicars Apostolic of Accra (Roman rite)
Prefects Apostolic of Accra (Roman rite)
The Metropolitan Archdiocese has four suffragans. In 1992, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Koforidua was carved out of Accra by His Holiness, St. John Paul II. Accra was elevated to a Metropolitan See and Bishop Andoh was made the Metropolitan Archbishop. While the Ho, Jasikan and Keta-Akatsi Dioceses cover the Volta Region of Ghana, Koforidua Diocese spans a vast area of the Eastern Region.
There are six deaneries in the Archdiocese of Accra. Originally termed as Vicariates or Districts in the Code of Canon Law, deaneries exist "to foster pastoral care through common action". Each Deanery is headed by a Dean whose duty of promotion and coordination chiefly pertains to his responsibility to oversee and assist in uniting the other presbyters or priests in his vicariate in a common pastoral activity. The six deaneries of Accra are:
In January 1931, the first school was opened on the Sacred Heart Church grounds. With an enrollment of fifteen boys and six girls the school opened and by August it was recognized by the Government Educational Director and placed on the Assisted List (which meant that Government would pay an agreed percentage of the teachers' salaries depending on the quality of the school as determined by the inspectors). Today, Accra Archdiocese has over seventy basic schools, several second cycle schools three seminaries and formation houses and a university.
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