Catholic Church in Ghana

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

As of 2010, there were 2.7 million Catholics in Ghana, or 12.6% of its population. The country is divided into 20 dioceses including four archdioceses and 1 Vicariate.[2]

Peter Turkson, a Ghanaian cardinal of the Catholic Church

References and notes
  1. "Catholic Church in Ghana". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  2. "PEW Research Center: Christian Population as Percentages of Total Population by Country 2010". 19 December 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2015.


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