Diocese of

Sunyani

Ghana

Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Sunyani / Sunyanien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Kumasi

Neighbouring Dioceses: Bondoukou (↖), Damongo (↑), Techiman (→), Goaso (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

1973.03.01: Established as Diocese of Sunyani / Sunyanien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Kumasi and became suffragan of Cape Coast)
1995.03.03: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Konongo–Mampong
1997.10.24: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Goaso
2001.12.22: Became suffragan of Kumasi
2007.12.28: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Techiman

Present Prelates

Bishop (2003.04.14 – ...):

Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi (68)

President of Ghana Bishops’ Conference

Ordinaries

Bishops of Sunyani (Roman Rite)

Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi (68)
(2003.04.14 – ...)

Bishop of Sunyani (Ghana)
President of Ghana Bishops’ Conference

Born:	1957.08.11 (Wamanafo, Ghana)
Ordained Priest:	1985.07.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2003.06.28

Priest of Sunyani (Ghana) (1985.07.27 – 2003.04.14)

Bishop of Sunyani (Ghana) (2003.04.14 – ...)

President of Ghana Bishops’ Conference (2022.11.10 – ...)

Bishop James Kwadwo Owusu
(1973.03.01 – 2001.12.28)

Born:	1927.12.19 (Kwasibuokrom, Ghana)
Ordained Priest:	1956.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1973.06.30
Died:	2001.12.28 (Potroase, Ghana † 74)

Bishop of Sunyani (Ghana) (1973.03.01 – 2001.12.28)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Christ the King Cathedral, Sunyani, Bono

Bondoukou (↖), Damongo (↑), Techiman (→), Goaso (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 19,500 km²

Population: 206,050 Catholics (16.6% of 1,238,865 total)

Pastoral Centres: 56 parishes

Personnel: 108 priests (86 diocesan, 22 religious), 191 religious (73 brothers, 118 sisters), 87 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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