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Diocese of Goaso

Dioecesis Goasonensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Peter Kwaku Atuahene, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 24 October 1997
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kumasi
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Ghana
  • Square Kilometers: 6,654 (2,570 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://goasodiocese.com/
  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 28, Goaso, Ghana
  • Telephone: (032)24.96.728

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
24 October 1997ErectedDiocese of Sunyani (Asunafo, Asutifì, Tano, and Ahafo Area) Diocese of Goaso (erected)
17 January 2002Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Goaso (from Cape Coast)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
199950,725407,52612.4%17172,983128ap2000
200053,897543,3389.9%16163,3682311ap2001
200155,670543,38810.2%25252,2262312ap2002
200253,897543,3389.9%25252,1552212ap2003
200355,090529,95610.4%26262,1182913ap2004
200455,857557,01610.0%29291,9262916ap2005
200658,400581,00010.1%28282,0853118ap2007
201350,753654,0007.8%353381,33544520ap2014
201651,583698,8367.4%443471,09737125ap2017
201954,529723,1607.5%5155697357033ap2020
202155,314755,6707.3%5365993787233ap2022

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 90, Page 82, and Page 83
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 94, Page 314, and Page 315

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