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

1950.04.18: Established as Diocese of Tamale from the Apostolic Vicariate of Navrongo
1977.05.30: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tamale

Special churches

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

Leadership

Metropolitan Archbishops of Tamale (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Gregory Ebolawola Kpiebaya since 1994.03.26
- Cardinal Peter Proeku Dery (1977.05.30 – 1994.03.26)
Bishops of Tamale (Roman rite)
- Cardinal Peter Proeku Dery (1974.11.18 – 1977.05.30)
- Bishop Gabriel Champagne, M. Afr. (1957.04.12 – 1972.06.23)
- Bishop Gerard Bertrand, M. Afr. (1950.04.18 – 1957.04.12)

Suffragan Diocese

See also

Roman Catholicism in Ghana

Sources

GCatholic.org

Coordinates: 9°24′04″N 0°50′07″W / 9.4012°N 0.8352°W / 9.4012; -0.8352

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