The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale () is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Tamale in Ghana.
History
11 January 1926: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Navrongo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso 26 February 1934: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Navrongo 18 April 1950: 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 30 May 1977: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tamale
Special churches The seat of the archbishop is Our Lady of Annunciation Cathedral in Tamale.
Bishops Ordinaries Prefect Apostolic of Navrongo Oscar Morin, M. Afr. (14 April 1926 – 26 February 1934 see below) Vicars Apostolic of Navrongo Oscar Morin, M. Afr. (see above 26 February 1934 – 15 April 1947), resigned Gérard Bertrand, M. Afr. (10 June 1948 – 18 April 1950 see below) Bishops of Tamale Gerard Bertrand, M. Afr. (see above 18 April 1950 – 12 April 1957), appointed Bishop of Navrongo; see above Gabriel Champagne, M. Afr. (12 April 1957 – 23 June 1972), resigned Peter Porekuu Dery (18 November 1974 – 30 May 1977 see below) Metropolitan Archbishops of Tamale (Roman rite) Peter Porekuu Dery (see above 30 May 1977 – 26 March 1994), retired Gregory Eebolawola Kpiebaya (26 March 1994 – 12 February 2009), retired Philip Naameh (12 February 2009 – Present) Other priests of this diocese who became bishop Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier (1992-1995), appointed Bishop of Damongo in 2010 Matthew Yitiereh (1995-2022), appointed Bishop of Yendi in 2022
Suffragan Dioceses Damongo Navrongo–Bolgatanga Wa Yendi
See also Roman Catholicism in Ghana
Sources GCatholic.org