Paul Bemile

The Most Reverend Paul Bemile
Bishop of Wa, Ghana
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale
See	Roman Catholic Diocese of Wa
Appointed	19 December 1994
Installed	17 February 2016
Predecessor	Gregory Eebolawola Kpiebaya
Successor	Richard Kuuia Baawobr
Orders
Ordination	3 August 1968
Consecration	25 March 1995 by  Peter Poreku Dery
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	Paul Bemile (1939-12-20) 20 December 1939 (age 85) Kokoligu, Diocese of Wa, Upper West Region, Ghana

Styles of Paul Bemile
Reference style	Your Lordship The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Lordship
Religious style	Bishop

Paul Bemile (born 20 December 1939) is a Ghanaian Catholic prelate who was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wa in the Metropolitan Ecclesiastical Province of Tamale in Ghana. He was appointed bishop by Pope John Paul II on 19 December 1994. He was consecrated as bishop and installed at Wa, Ghana on 25 March 1995. On 17 February 2016, Pope Francis accepted his related retirement request. He lives on as Bishop Emeritus of Wa, Ghana.

Background and priesthood

Paul Bemile was born on 20 December 1939 at Kokoligu, Diocese of Wa, Upper West Region, in northwestern Ghana. He studied philosophy and theology at seminary. He was ordained a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Wa on 3 August 1968. He served as a priest until 19 December 1994. ^[1]

Bishop

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wa on 19 Dec 1994. He was consecrated and installed at Wa on 25 March 1995. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Peter Poreku Dery, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale assisted by Archbishop Gregory Eebolawola Kpiebaya, Archbishop of Tamale and Archbishop Dominic Kodwo Andoh, Archbishop of Accra. ^[1] While bishop, he bemoaned the use of violence to settle political differences. ^[2] He also served as the chairman of the Governance, Justice and Peace Commission (GJPC). He also served as a member of the Governing Council of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and member of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, in Rome, Italy. ^[3]

On 17 February 2016, Pope Francis accepted the age-related resignation of Bishop Paul Bemile of the Diocese of Wa. The Holy Father appointed Richard Kuuia Baawobr as the new bishop at Wa, effective that day. ^{[1] [4] [5]}

See also

• Catholic Church in Ghana

References

1. David M. Cheney (3 August 2024). "MicroData Summary for Bishop Paul Bemile (born 20 December 1939) Bishop Emeritus of Wa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Kansas City. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
2. Daara (24 August 2013). "Bishop bemoans loss of lives in Egypt" (Daily Post Quoting GhanaWeb). Daily Post Ghana. Accra Ghana. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
3. CIDSE (June 2012). "Biographies of Members of CIDSE Delegation To the United Nations Rio+20 (14 - 23 June 2012)". Docslib.org. Brussels, Belgium: International Family of Catholic Social Justice Organisations (CIDSE). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
4. Agenzia Fides (18 February 2016). "Africa/Ghana: Resignation of the Bishop of Wa and appointment of successor". Agenzia Fides . Vatican City. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
5. Cletus D. Kuunifaa (9 May 2016). "Thank You, Bishop Emeritus, Most Rev. Dr. Paul Bemile". ModernGhana . Accra, Ghana. Retrieved 13 July 2025.

Succession table

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Gregory Eebolawola Kpiebaya (18 November 1974 - 26 March 1994)	Bishop of Wa (19 December 1994 - 17 February 2016)	Succeeded by Richard Kuuia Baawobr (17 February 2016 - 27 November 2022)

External links

• From Bishop Paul Bemile: Cardinal Dery Memorial Day As of 3 April 2009.