His Grace, The Most Reverend, Mgr.

John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp.

S.S.L.
Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseAccra
ProvinceAccra
Appointed2 February 2019
Installed1 March 2019
PredecessorCharles G. Palmer-Buckle
Orders
Ordination23 July 1988
Consecration13 September 2014
by Peter Turkson
Personal details
Born (1958-04-26) 26 April 1958
Apowa, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceAccra, Ghana
OccupationArchbishop, Clergyman
Alma materPontifical Biblical Institute

The Most Rev. Mgr. John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp. (born 26 April 1958) was an archbishop, professed member for the Spiritan Order, prelate, theologian, and philosopher for the Catholic Church in Ghana who has been metropolitan archbishop of Accra.[1] Previously he was bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi.[2]

Biography

He was born in Apowa, Ghana on 26 April 1958. He entered the seminary in Gbanga and studied theology and philosophy there, where he obtained his bachelor's degree. He joined the Spiritan Order on 1987 and ordained as priest on 1988. After his ordination as a priest, he studied in the Biblicum, where he obtained his postgraduate (licentiate) degree on the sacred scripture. On 2002-2004 he became the provincial superior for the Spiritan Order in West Africa. From 2014 until 2019 he was Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi. On 2 January 2019 Pope Francis appointed him as metropolitan archbishop of Accra to replace The Most. Rev. Charles G. Palmer-Buckle who had been appointed as metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast in 2018.[3][4] He was installed as the metropolitan Archbishop of Accra on 1 March 2019 at The Cathedral Church of The Holy Spirit, Accra.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va.
  2. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Kwofie appointed new Catholic Archbishop of Accra". Graphic Online.
  4. ↑ "Profile of the new metropolitan Archbishop Accra". BusinessGhana.
  5. ↑ "Most Rev. John Kwofie Installed Archbishop of Accra". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
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