Archdiocese of Tamale
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Tamale in Ghana.
History
- 1926.01.11: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Navrongo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso
- 1934.02.26: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Navrongo
- 1950.04.18: Established as Diocese of Tamale from the Apostolic Vicariate of Navrongo; Navrongo would be revived as a diocese name in 1956 for a new diocese which later became the Roman Catholic Diocese of Navrongo–Bolgatanga
- 1977.05.30: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tamale
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is Our Lady of Annunciation Cathedral in Tamale.Bishops
Ordinaries
- Prefect Apostolic of Navrongo
- *Father Oscar Morin, M. Afr.
- Vicars Apostolic of Navrongo
- * Bishop Oscar Morin, M. Afr.
- * Bishop Gérard Bertrand, M. Afr.
- Bishops of Tamale
- * Bishop Gerard Bertrand, M. Afr., appointed Bishop of Navrongo; see above
- * Bishop Gabriel Champagne, M. Afr.
- * Bishop Peter Porekuu Dery ; future cardinal
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Tamale
- * Archbishop Peter Porekuu Dery ; elevated to cardinal in 2006
- * Archbishop Gregory Ebolawola Kpiebaya
- * Archbishop Philip Naameh since 2014.02.12
Other priests of this diocese who became bishop
- Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier, appointed Bishop of Damongo in 2010