Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale (Latin: Tamalen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Tamale in Ghana.

History

• 1926.01.11: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Navrongo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso
• 1934.02.26: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Navrongo
• 1950.04.18: Established as Diocese of Tamale from the Apostolic Vicariate of Navrongo; Navrongo would be revived as a diocese name in 1956 for a new diocese which later became the Roman Catholic Diocese of Navrongo–Bolgatanga
• 1977.05.30: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tamale

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Our Lady of Annunciation Cathedral in Tamale.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Prefect Apostolic of Navrongo
  • Father Oscar Morin, M. Afr. (1926.04.14 - 1934.02.26)
• Vicars Apostolic of Navrongo
  • Bishop Oscar Morin, M. Afr. (1934.02.26 – 1947.04.15)
  • Bishop Gérard Bertrand, M. Afr. (1948.06.10 – 1950.04.18)
• Bishops of Tamale
  • Bishop Gerard Bertrand, M. Afr. (1950.04.18 – 1957.04.12), appointed Bishop of Navrongo; see above
  • Bishop Gabriel Champagne, M. Afr. (1957.04.12 – 1972.06.23)
  • Bishop Peter Porekuu Dery (1974.11.18 – 1977.05.30); future cardinal
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Tamale (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Peter Porekuu Dery (1977.05.30 – 1994.03.26); elevated to cardinal in 2006
  • Archbishop Gregory Ebolawola Kpiebaya (1994.03.26 - 2014.02.12)
  • Archbishop Philip Naameh since 2014.02.12

Other priests of this diocese who became bishop

• Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier (priest here, 1992–1995), appointed Bishop of Damongo in 2010

Suffragan Dioceses

• Damongo
• Navrongo–Bolgatanga
• Wa
• Yendi

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Ghana

Sources

• GCatholic.org