Roman Catholic Diocese of Damongo
{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Ghana}}
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Damongo
|latin = Dioecesis Damongoensis
|country = {{flag|Ghana}}
|metropolitan = Tamale
|rite = Latin Rite
|area_km2 = 29,000
|population = 410,000
|population_as_of = 2004
|catholics = 17,172
|catholics_percent= 4.2
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|bishop = Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier
}}
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Damongo ({{langx|la|Damongoën(sis)}}) is a diocese located in the city of Damongo in the ecclesiastical province of Tamale in Ghana.
History
- February 3, 1995: Established as Diocese of Damongo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tamale
Special churches
The Cathedral is St. Anne's Cathedral in Damongo.
Leadership
- Bishops of Damongo (Roman rite)
- Bishop Philip Naameh (3 February 1995 - 12 February 2009), appointed Archbishop of Tamale
- Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier (since 17 December 2010)
See also
Sources
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/damo0.htm GCatholic.org]
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/ddmng.html Catholic Hierarchy]
- [http://diodamongo.catholic.org/ Diocese of Damongo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613190741/http://diodamongo.catholic.org/ |date=2007-06-13 }}
{{coord|9.0853|N|1.8116|W|source:wikidata|display=title}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Damongo}}
Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Ghana
Category:Christian organizations established in 1995
Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Tamale
{{Ghana-stub}}