Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale (Latin: Tamalen(sis)) 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

The seat of the archbishop is Our Lady of Annunciation Cathedral in Tamale.

Prefect Apostolic of Navrongo (Roman rite)
- Father Oscar Morin, M. Afr. (1926.04.14 - 1934.02.26); see below
Vicars Apostolic of Navrongo (Roman rite)
- Bishop Oscar Morin, M. Afr. (1934.02.26 – 1947.04.15); see above
- Bishop Gérard Bertrand, M. Afr. (1948.06.10 – 1950.04.18); see below
Bishops of Tamale (Roman rite)
- Bishop Gerard Bertrand, M. Afr. (1950.04.18 – 1957.04.12), appointed Bishop of Navrongo; see above
- Bishop Gabriel Champagne, M. Afr. (1957.04.12 – 1972.06.23)
- Bishop Peter Poreku Dery (1974.11.18 – 1977.05.30); see below; future Cardinal
Metropolitan Archbishops of Tamale (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Peter Poreku Dery (1977.05.30 – 1994.03.26); see above (elevated to Cardinal in 2006)
- Archbishop Gregory Ebolawola Kpiebaya (1994.03.26 - 2014.02.12)
- Archbishop Philip Naameh since 2014.02.12

Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier (priest here, 1992–1995), appointed Bishop of Damongo in 2010

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