Diocese of

Konongo–Mampong

Ghana

Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Konongo–Mampong / Konongen(sis)–Mampongan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Kumasi

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Paul of Tarsus, St. Gabriel the Archangel

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

1995.03.03: Established as Diocese of Konongo–Mampong / Konongen(sis)–Mampongan(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Kumasi and Diocese of Sunyani and became suffragan of Cape Coast)
2001.12.22: Became suffragan of Kumasi
2007.12.28: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Techiman

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.03.21 – ...):

Bishop John Opoku-Agyemang (67)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Konongo–Mampong (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Opoku-Agyemang (67)
(2024.03.21 – ...)

Bishop of Konongo–Mampong (Ghana)

Fiat voluntas Dei

Born:	1957.08.15 (Kumawu, Ghana)
Ordained Priest:	1984.01.22
Consecrated Bishop:	2024.06.07

Priest of Konongo–Mampong (Ghana) (1984.01.22 – 2024.03.21)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2005.02.25 – 2024.03.21)

Bishop of Konongo–Mampong (Ghana) (2024.03.21 – ...)

Bishop Joseph Osei-Bonsu (76)
(1995.03.03 – 2024.03.21)

Bishop emeritus of Konongo–Mampong (Ghana)

Fiat voluntas Dei

Born:	1948.02.08 (Jamasi, Ghana)
Ordained Priest:	1975.08.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.05.28

Priest of Konongo–Mampong (Ghana) (1975.08.03 – 1995.03.03)

Bishop of Konongo–Mampong (Ghana) (1995.03.03 – 2024.03.21)

President of Ghana Bishops’ Conference (2010.11 – 2016.10.14)

Special Churches

Cathedral: St. Paul Cathedral, Mampong-Ashanti, Ashanti
Co-Cathedral: St. Gabriel’s Co-Cathedral, Konongo, Ashanti

Kumasi (←), Techiman (↖), Tamale (↑), Jasikan (↗), Donkorkrom (→), Koforidua (↘), Obuasi (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 11,357 km²

Population: 97,000 Catholics (5.5% of 1,769,990 total)

Pastoral Centres: 63 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 114 priests (86 diocesan, 28 religious), 159 religious (113 brothers, 46 sisters), 55 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2025.01.27

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