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Diocese of Damongo

Dioecesis Damongoensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3 February 1995
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tamale
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Ghana
  • Square Kilometers: 23,342 (9,015 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://diodamongo.catholic.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box DM 67, Damongo, Ghana
  • Telephone: 244.121.782

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3 February 1995ErectedArchdiocese of Tamale (Western Gonja and Bole) Diocese of Damongo (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
199914,865335,0004.4%1552074310178ap2000
200015,232338,0004.5%134178968198ap2001
200118,026400,0004.5%163199487218ap2002
200216,017400,0004.0%192217626218ap2003
200316,658405,0004.1%184227578269ap2004
200417,172410,0004.2%244286138279ap2005
200618,404428,0004.3%2843257592311ap2007
201323,550470,0005.0%33336654103212ap2014
201626,504334,0607.9%33336736103113ap2017
201928,968355,7208.1%3723974283013ap2020
202130,360371,7008.2%3824075933313ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 544

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