MEMBERSHIP
Tamale Ecclesiastical Province Pastoral Conference (TEPPCON)
The membership of TEPPCON comprises the Bishops of the five dioceses in the Tamale Ecclesiastical Province, appointed and delegated members representing priests, religious and the laity. The Archbishop of Tamale is the president of TEPPCON and as such the first president of TEPPCON was Most Rev. Peter Porekuu Dery. He was succeeded by Most Rev. Gregory Ebo Kpiebaya and currently the president of TEPPCON is Most Rev. Philip Naameh who was installed as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale in 2009.
TEPPCON is a joint instrument of coordination of the pastoral activities of the five dioceses in the Province. It was established in 1981 and functions as an umbrella organization that coordinates the activities of ten different commissions. It takes care of the major areas of pastoral concern as well as the partnership activities with Munster Diocese in Germany. The motivation for the establishment of TEPPCON was the homogeneity of the people in the area of Northern Ghana and as such many pastoral activities could be carried out more effectively and at less cost if they are done jointly. Thus, the Bishops identified the need to build up a Conference that would provide a forum for the pastoral needs of the Province. Since then, the conference has remained a forum and an effective instrument of discussing and addressing the pastoral, social, economic and political issues that affect the people in Northern Ghana.
TEP Bishops
Most Rev. Philip Naameh
Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale & President of TEPPCON
Most Rev. Vincent Boi-Nai Sowah
Bishop of Yendi Diocese & Vice President of TEPPCON
Most Rev Richard Baawobr
Bishop of Wa
Most Rev Alfred Agyenta
Bishop of Navrongo/Bolgatanga
Most Rev. Peter Paul Angkyier
Bishop of DamongoTAMALE ARCHDIOCESE
Tamale Archdiocese (Northern Region)
Established: 18th April 1950
Bishops:
Most Rev. Gerard Bertrand (May 7, 1950)
Most Rev. Gabriel Champagne (1956)
Most Rev. Peter Porekuu Dery (November 18, 1974)
Archbishop Peter Porekuu Dery (May 30, 1977)
Archbishop Gregory Ebo Kpiebaya (Nov. 6. 1994)
Archbishop Philip Naameh (2009)
Contacts
Father Joseph N.O Sackey
(+233) 243747387
www.archtamale.org
Our Lady of Annunciation Cathedral, Tamale.
DIOCESE OF DAMONGO
Damongo Diocese (Northern Region)
Established: 3rd February 1995
Bishops:
Most Rev. Philip Naameh (June 4, 1995)
Most Rev. Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier (March 25, 2011)
Contacts
(+233) 248453129
http://damongodiocese.org/
DIOCESE OF YENDI
The Yendi Diocese was created on 16th March 1999 out of the Archdiocese of Tamale as the third diocese in the Northern Region of Ghana. Most Rev. Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai, SVD was appointed and subsequently installed as the first Bishop on 10th July 1999.
The Cathedral is the Yendi Parish Church, dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes. It is located at the Eastern part of the region. It covers about 35% of the total landmass of the Northern Region.
Yendi Diocese (Northern Region)
Established: 16th March 1999
Bishop:
Most Rev. Vincent Boi-Nai (July 10, 1999)
Contacts
Father Pius B. Laten
(+233) 270513816
P. O. Box 129,
Yendi, Northern Region,
Ghana, West Africa.
www.catholicdioceseofyendi.org/
DIOCESE OF WA
Wa Diocese (Upper West Region)
Established: 30th November 1959
Bishops:
Most Rev. Peter Porekuu Dery (May 8, 1960)
Most Rev. Gregory Ebo Kpiebaya (March 15, 1975)
Most Rev. Paul Bemile (March 25, 1995)
Most Rev Richard Kuuia Baawobr (May 7, 2016)
Contacts
Father Aloysius
(+233) 545462863
DIOCESE OF NAVRONGO / BOLGA
Navrongo (Upper East Region)
Established: 23rd April 1956
Bishops:
Most Rev. Gerard Bertrand (1956)
Most Rev. Rudolph Akanlu (1973)
Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocese
Most Rev. Rudolph Akanlu (1977)
Most Rev. Lucas Abadamloora (June 29, 1994)
Most Rev. Alfred Agyenta (June 29, 2011)
Contacts
Father Jonas
(+233) 200740184
www.nbdiocese.org