Diocese of Wiawso, Ghana

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Wiawso / Viavsen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Cape Coast

1999.12.22: Established as Diocese of Wiawso / Viavsen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Sekondi–Takoradi and became suffragan of Cape Coast)

Bishop (2023.01.26 – ...):

Bishop Samuel Nkuah-Boateng (56)

Bishops of Wiawso (Roman Rite)

Bishop Samuel Nkuah-Boateng (56)
(2023.01.26 – ...)

Bishop of Wiawso (Ghana)

Priest of Wiawso (Ghana) (2001.07.28 – 2023.01.26)

Bishop of Wiawso (Ghana) (2023.01.26 – ...)

Bishop Joseph Francis Kweku Essien (79)
(1999.12.22 – 2023.01.26)

Bishop emeritus of Wiawso (Ghana)

Priest of Sekondi–Takoradi (Ghana) (1977.07.10 – 1999.12.22)

Bishop of Wiawso (Ghana) (1999.12.22 – 2023.01.26)

Area: 8,696 km²

Population: 114,460 Catholics (11.8% of 969,900 total)

Pastoral Centres: 35 parishes

Personnel: 52 priests (diocesan), 10 religious (5 brothers, 5 sisters), 37 seminarians