Vatican City – The Holy Father has elevated the apostolic vicariate of Donkorkrom, Ghana, to a diocese, with the same name and territorial configuration, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Accra.
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop John Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D., until now vicar apostolic of Donkorkrom, as first bishop of Donkorkrom, Ghana.
STATISTICAL DATA
The diocese of Donkorkrom is in the east of Ghana. It has an area of 5,040 km² and a population of 228,754 inhabitants, of whom 37,462 are Catholic. The diocese consists of 9 parishes, 14 educational institutions, and 3 charitable institutions. There are 14 diocesan priests, 8 religious priests and 22 nuns working there; there are 2 seminarians.
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