Archdiocese of Kumasi

Archdiocese of Kumasi; Archidioecesis Kumasiensis
	St Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, Kumasi St Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, Kumasi
Location
Country	Ghana
Headquarters	Kumasi, Ghana
Statistics
Area	1,865 km2 (720 sq mi)
Population; Total; Catholics	(as of 2023); 2,339,500; 416,900 (17.8%)
Parishes	72
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	2 February 1932
Cathedral	St Peter's Cathedral Basilica, Kumasi
Secular priests	163
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye
Bishops emeritus	Peter Kwasi Sarpong

Archdiocese of Kumasi — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi (Latin: Kumasien(sis)) is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Kumasi in Ghana.

History

1932.02.02: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kumasi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Gold Coast
1950.04.18: Promoted as Diocese of Kumasi
2002.01.17: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kumasi

The seat of the archbishop and minor basilica is St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica in Kumasi.

Vicar Apostolic of Kumasi (Roman rite)
- Bishop Hubert Joseph Paulissen, S.M.A. (1932.11.29 – 1950.04.18); see below
Bishops of Kumasi (Roman rite)
- Bishop Hubert Joseph Paulissen, S.M.A. (1950.04.18 – 1952); see above
- Bishop André van den Bronk, S.M.A. (1952.05.15 – 1962.02.13), appointed Prefect of Parakou, Benin
- Bishop Joseph Amihere Essuah (1962.02.24 – 1969.11.20), appointed Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi
- Bishop Peter Kwasi Sarpong (1969.11.20 – 2002.01.17); see below
Metropolitan Archbishops of Kumasi (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Peter Kwasi Sarpong (2002.01.17 – 2008.03.26); see above
- Archbishop Thomas Kwaku Mensah (2008.03.26 – 2012.05.15)
- Archbishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye (since 2012.05.15)

Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye (2003-2008), appointed Bishop of Obuasi; later returned here as Archbishop

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.^[1]