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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
14 Apr 200345.7AppointedMatthew Kwasi GyamfiBishop of Sunyani
28 Jun 200345.9Ordained BishopMatthew Kwasi GyamfiBishop of Sunyani
21 Oct 200355.0AppointedPeter Kodwo Appiah TurksonCardinal-Priest of S. LiborioCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
55.0Elevated to CardinalPeter Kodwo Appiah TurksonCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
30 Oct 200343.4AppointedGabriel Justice Yaw AnokyeAuxiliary Bishop of KumasiBishop of Obuasi
43.4AppointedGabriel Justice Yaw AnokyeTitular Bishop of Cellae in MauretaniaBishop of Obuasi
17 Jan 200443.6Ordained BishopGabriel Justice Yaw AnokyeTitular Bishop of Cellae in MauretaniaBishop of Obuasi
18 Mar 200455.4InstalledPeter Kodwo Appiah TurksonCardinal-Priest of S. LiborioCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
24 Feb 200565.0AppointedAndré Pierre Louis DupuyApostolic Nuncio to European Community
30 Mar 200575.9RetiredDominic Kodwo AndohArchbishop of AccraArchbishop Emeritus
54.8AppointedGabriel Charles Palmer-BuckleArchbishop of Accra
24 Mar 200687.9AppointedPeter Poreku Dery †Cardinal-Deacon of S. Elena fuori Porta PrenestinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale
87.9Elevated to CardinalPeter Poreku Dery †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale
28 Mar 200687.9InstalledPeter Poreku Dery †Cardinal-Deacon of S. Elena fuori Porta PrenestinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale
12 Apr 200651.3AppointedJoseph Kwaku Afrifah-AgyekumBishop of Koforidua
20 May 200670.1AppointedIvan DiasCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
1 Jul 200651.5Ordained BishopJoseph Kwaku Afrifah-AgyekumBishop of Koforidua
11 Jul 200666.4AppointedAndré Pierre Louis DupuyApostolic Nuncio to MonacoApostolic Nuncio to European Community
24 Nov 200664.6AppointedMatthias Kobena NketsiahAuxiliary Bishop of Cape Coast
64.6AppointedMatthias Kobena NketsiahTitular Bishop of AbaradiraAuxiliary Bishop of Cape Coast
11 Jan 200764.3AppointedGiuseppe BertelloApostolic Nuncio to Italy
64.3AppointedGiuseppe BertelloApostolic Nuncio to San MarinoApostolic Nuncio to Italy
3 Feb 200764.8Ordained BishopMatthias Kobena NketsiahTitular Bishop of AbaradiraAuxiliary Bishop of Cape Coast
12 Jun 200751.2AppointedGabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D.Prefect of Donkorkrom
22 Dec 200762.9AppointedGeorge KocherryApostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe
28 Dec 200754.0AppointedDominic Nyarko YeboahBishop of Techiman
1 Mar 200851.6AppointedLéon Kalenga BadikebeleApostolic Nuncio to Ghana
51.6AppointedLéon Kalenga BadikebeleTitular Archbishop of MagnetumApostolic Nuncio to Ghana
6 Mar 200889.8DiedPeter Poreku Dery †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale
26 Mar 200873.1AppointedThomas Kwaku MensahArchbishop of Kumasi
75.1RetiredPeter Kwasi SarpongArchbishop of KumasiArchbishop Emeritus
47.8AppointedGabriel Justice Yaw AnokyeBishop of Obuasi
29 Mar 200854.3Ordained BishopDominic Nyarko YeboahBishop of Techiman
1 May 200851.8Ordained BishopLéon Kalenga BadikebeleTitular Archbishop of MagnetumApostolic Nuncio to Ghana
12 Feb 200976.1RetiredGregory Ebolawola KpiebayaArchbishop of TamaleArchbishop Emeritus
60.4AppointedPhilip NaamehArchbishop of Tamale
24 Oct 200961.0AppointedPeter Kodwo Appiah TurksonCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

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