About The Diocese
Administration
Bishop: Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi
Vicar General: Very Rev. Fr. Thomas Oppong-Febiri
Chancellor: Very Rev. Fr. Clement Amankwah Yeboah
Financial Administrator: Very Rev. Fr. Raphael Amoako
Past and Present Ordinaries
James Kwadwo Owusu † (1 Mar 1973 Appointed – 28 Dec 2001 Died)
Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi (14 Apr 2003 Appointed – )
General Information
Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Baptised: 201,356 (2021)
Erected: 1 March 1973
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kumasi
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Ghana
Square Kilometers: 19,500 (7,531 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: https://cdsunyani.org/
Mailing Address: Catholic Secretariat, P.O. Box 450, Sunyani, Ghana
Telephone: (035)20.27.379
STATISTICS OF THE DIOCESE
No. of Baptized Catholics 201,356
No. of Diocesan Priests 110
No. of Ghanaian Priests 109
No. of Expatriate Priests 10
No. of Ghanaian Sisters 61
No. of Expatriate Sisters 40
No. of Ghanaian Brothers 26
No. of Expatriate Brothers 14
No. of Lay Missionaries –
No. of Catechists 662
Seminarians
No. of Minor Seminarians 211
No. of Major Seminarians 92
SCHOOLS & HOSPITALS
Schools Number Students
Kindergartens 149 14,014
Primary 152 34,642
Junior High School 122 14,122
Minor Seminary/SHS 7 5,032
Technical/Vocational 5 1,192
Nurses’ and Midwifery Training 2 970
College of Education 1 713
University 1 2,437
Hospitals and Clinics
Hospitals 3
Clinics 5
Pharmacy 1
Historical Summary
Date | Event | From | To |
1 March 1973 | Erected | Diocese of Kumasi | Diocese of Sunyani (erected) |
3 March 1995 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kumasi | Diocese of Sunyani |
24 Oct. 1997 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sunyani | Diocese of Goaso (erected) |
17 Jan. 2002 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Sunyani (from Cape Coast) | |
28 Dec. 2007 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sunyani | Diocese of Techiman (erected) |