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Diocese of Wa

Dioecesis Vaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Vacant
  • Paul Bemile, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3 November 1959
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tamale
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Ghana
  • Square Kilometers: 18,478 (7,137 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Diocesan Secretariat, P.O. Box 47, Maria Yiri, Wa, Upper West Region, Ghana
  • Telephone: (039)20.22.598; 20.22.597
  • Fax: 20.22.597

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3 November 1959ErectedDiocese of Tamale (Wa with Lawra and Tumu) Diocese of Wa (erected)
30 May 1977Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Wa (from Cape Coast)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
197064,871365,20017.8%1320331,96547838ap1971
198093,731380,63924.6%3014442,1305211712ap1981
1990134,730505,00026.7%797861,5664714116ap1991
1999179,071737,43024.3%10921111,6134013621ap2000
2000186,996738,28025.3%10921111,6844011221ap2001
2001127,015599,71221.2%11221141,1144011721ap2002
2002157,519650,00024.2%11521171,3463814221ap2003
2003166,049650,00025.5%1181181,4073614221ap2004
2004170,413660,00025.8%12511261,3523712021ap2005
2010259,804761,00034.1%15831611,6133713823ap2011
2014343,240829,00041.4%834873,9453814725ap2015
2017385,740880,96043.8%854894,3343815225ap2018
2020413,000943,80043.8%884924,4893815225ap2021

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 52, Page 135, and Page 136
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 498, and Page 499

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