Bishop
Address
Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, DD, Ph.D
Bishop’s House, Box 450, Sunyani
Tel: Office, 03520-27379, Telefax: 03520-23324,
Residence, 03520-27009; Telefax: 03520-27383
Fax 03520-27093
E-mail: cdsunyani@gmail.com
Website: www.cdsunyani.org
Digital Address: BS-0174-1580 Postal Code: BS-0174
Biography
DATE OF BIRTH: 11th August 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH: Wamanafo
SECONDARY EDUCATION: St. Hubert Minor Seminary
SEMINARY FORMATION: St. Peter’s Regional Seminary, Pedu
DATE OF ORDINATION: 27th July 1985
1985-1987: Assistant Priest, Christ the King Cathedral
1987: Chaplain and Teacher at the St. Joseph Tr. Training Coll. Bechem
1987: Matriculated at the University of Ghana, Legon to read Geography
and Resource Development and History
1990: Graduated in 1990 with a Bachellor of Arts, First Class
1990-1991: Acting Parish Priest at Kenyase, and Chaplain and Tutor at
Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) Girls’ Secondary School
1991-1993: Vice Rector, St. James Seminary, Abesim, Sunyani
1993: Further studies in Canada, earning a PhD in Geography, and a
Masters Degree in Education
1999- 2003: Rector of St. James Seminary and Secondary School
2001: In addition to his office as Rector, he was appointed Chancellor of
the Diocese
April 14, 2003: The Holy Father, John Paul II, elected him Bishop of
Sunyani
June 28, 2003: Ordained as the Second Bishop of Sunyani Diocese
2003– Episcoapal Chairman of Catholic University College of Ghana, Fiapre
2004–2011: Episcopal Chairman of National Catechetical Commission
2011– Episcopal Chairman of Education and National Catechetical Commission
2013– Member of Ghana Education Board
2016- Member of University of Education, Winneba Governing Council