PRIESTS, RELIGIOUS and SEMINARIANS PRIESTS
There are 56 priests in the Diocese of Wiawso excluding the Bishop. Their names and year of ordination can be found below:
|
No. |
NAMES OF PRIESTS |
YEAR OF ORDINATION |
|
001 |
JOHN OFORI DOMAH |
1981 |
|
002 |
SIMON ASSAMOAH |
1983 |
|
003 |
JOSEPH KOBINA OTOO |
1988 |
|
004 |
ANTHONY JONES MENSAH |
1989 |
|
005 |
CHRISTOPHER GYAMFI |
1990 |
|
006 |
PETER NKANSAH TWUMASI |
1991 |
|
007 |
THOMAS ASANTE |
1992 |
|
008 |
JOSEPH ASARE |
1992 |
|
009 |
MICHAEL ASANTE |
1994 |
|
010 |
GEORGE FESTUS ASAMOAH |
1995 |
|
011 |
BANABAS KYEA |
1995 |
|
012 |
FRANCIS DICKSON AMPONSAH |
1996 |
|
013 |
PETER GYENIN |
1998 |
|
014 |
FRANCIS XAVIER AMOAKOHENE |
1999 |
|
015 |
GEORGE ANTHONY QUAINOO |
1999 |
|
016 |
HENRY USSHER |
1999 |
|
017 |
ANTHONY OPPONG |
1999 |
|
018 |
PETER MENSAH |
1999 |
|
019 |
SAMUEL NKUAH-BOATENG |
2001 |
|
020 |
FRANCIS YAW MENSAH |
2001 |
|
021 |
GODFRED KWESI YEBOAH |
2001 |
|
022 |
DOMINIC JEWEL ACKAH |
2003 |
|
023 |
SIMON AFUKAH |
2004 |
|
024 |
PATRICK APPIAH ANDOH |
2006 |
|
025 |
EMMANUEL QUAICOE |
2006 |
|
026 |
BONIFACE OWUSU ASANTE |
2007 |
|
027 |
FRANK AIDOO |
2009 |
|
028 |
MICHAEL BOAMAH |
2010 |
|
029 |
ANTHONY GEORGE OBENG DANSO |
2010 |
|
030 |
SIMON OSEI OBOUR |
2010 |
|
031 |
MICHAEL YAW DARKO |
2010 |
|
032 |
THOMAS KWARTENG |
2010 |
|
033 |
AUGUSTINE ASEMIAH |
2012 |
|
034 |
STEPHEN AMOAFUL |
2013 |
|
035 |
SIMON DUKU |
2014 |
|
036 |
ERIC SAAH |
2014 |
|
037 |
HENRY KWABENA OSEI |
2015 |
|
038 |
DENNIS JOJO KWARTENG |
2015 |
|
039 |
SIMON OPPONG KESSEH |
2016 |
|
040 |
BERNARD ENOCH FUACHIE |
2016 |
|
041 |
ERIC KOFI KUSI APAU |
2017 |
|
042 |
GEORGE AGGREY |
2018 |
|
043 |
EBENEZER ARHIN |
2018 |
|
044 |
INNOCENT ASEMIAH |
2018 |
|
045 |
PHILIP CUDJOE |
2018 |
|
046 |
BERNARD ANANE KORSI AVOR |
2020 |
|
047 |
JOSEPH CUDJOE |
2020 |
|
048 |
MICHAEL ADJEI TWENE-DONKOR |
2020 |
|
049 |
NICHOLAS KOFI OPOKU |
2020 |
|
050 |
PIUS KWAN AFONAH |
2020 |
|
051 |
SEBASTIAN KWADWO ABARE NYAME |
2020 |
|
052 |
VINCENT AFUKAH-NYAME |
2020 |
|
053 |
PAUL PRINCE APPIAH-KUBI |
2007 (Incardinated into the Diocese in 2021) |
|
054 |
MAXWELL NYARKO |
2021 |
|
055 |
FRANK APPIAH |
2022 |
|
056 |
PRINCE OTI AYEH |
2022 |
RELIGIOUS
There are three Religious Congregations in the Diocese: Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God, The Society of the Infant Jesus, and Handmaid of the Holy Child Jesus.
Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God are in charge of the management of the only Catholic Hospital in the Diocese located at Asafo. There are five Religious Brothers working there. They are Br. Yohannes Baptista Torwoe, Br. Francis Osei Atta, Br. George Castro Yankey, Br. Emmanuel Antonio and Br. Alphonse Faye.
The Society of the Infant Jesus is situated at Wiawso. The sisters there are in charge of managing St. Joseph Primary and Junior High School in Wiawso. They are currently three there. They are Rev. Sr. Felicia Yawson, Rev. Sr. Martha Tsetsewa and Sr. Cecilia Quansah.
The Congregation of the Handmaid of Holy Child Jesus is found in two communities in the Diocese: Asafo Community and Afere Community. Those in Asafo Community currently are Sr. Felicia Zumebome and Sr. Jacinta Kuudamnuru. While Sr. Felicia works at St Raphael Educational Complex, Sr. Jacinta works at the St. John of God Hospital.
Those in Afere Community are Sr. Stella Egbu and Sr. Stella Polkura. They are working on beginning a Catholic School in Afere.
SEMINARIANS
Minor Seminary: 18
Major Seminary:
Philosophy: 21
Theology: 11
DECEASED PRIESTS
|
NAME OF PRIEST |
DATE OF ORDINATION |
DATE OF DEMISE |
|
FRANCIS HAYFORD ACKAAH MENSAH |
22nd July 1984 |
22nd November 2015 |
|
PETER CLEOPHAS AFFIH MENSAH |
20th July 1980 |
1st February 2016 |
|
SYLVESTER ENNIN ESSIEN |
13th July 1986 |
31st December 2019 |
|
PAUL AGYEMAN-DUAH MENSAH |
28th July 1990 |
2nd August 2021 |