Catholic Church in Ghana

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The Catholic Church in Ghana is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome. [1]

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According to the 2021 census, approximately 14% of the population is Catholic. [2] The country is divided into 20 dioceses including four archdioceses and 1 Vicariate. [3] These are listed here (with archdioceses written in bold text):

Peter Turkson, a Ghanaian cardinal of the Catholic Church Peter Turkson (cropped).jpg
Peter Turkson, a Ghanaian cardinal of the Catholic Church

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References and notes

  1. ↑ "Catholic Church in Ghana". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "2022 US State Dept report". US State Dept.
  3. ↑ "PEW Research Center: Christian Population as Percentages of Total Population by Country 2010". 19 December 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2015.


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