Diocese of Donkorkrom
Donkorkromen(sis)
Apostolic vicariate · Latin Church · Donkorkrom, Ghana
The Diocese of Donkorkrom is a Latin Catholic diocese in Ghana, elevated from an apostolic vicariate (established 2007) to a diocese by Pope Leo XIV on 12 May 2026. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Accra, with John Alphonse Asiedu as its first bishop.
The see
- Rank
- Apostolic vicariate
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 19 January 2010
- Latin
- Donkorkromen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000400
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 37,462
- Population
- 228,754
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 16.4%
- Priests
- 22
- Catholics per priest
- 1,703
- Extent
- 5,040 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 7.4
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- John Alphonse Asiedu
- Born
- 12 May 1962
- Birthplace
- Ademmra-Kwahu
- Institute
- SOCIETÀ DEL VERBO DIVINO (VERBITI)
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier, Donkorkrom stands in Donkorkrom, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Accra
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Accra.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of AccraAccra
- Diocese of HoHo
- Diocese of JasikanJasikan
- Diocese of Keta–AkatsiKeta–Akatsi
- Diocese of KoforiduaKoforidua
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.