Past and Present Bishops

PAST AND PRESENT ORDINARIES

NAME	DATE	AGE	EVENT	TITLE
Peter Poreku Cardinal Dery †	10 May 1918		Born
	11 Feb 1951	32.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of Wa, Ghana
	16 Mar 1960	41.8	Appointed	Bishop of Wa, Ghana
	8 May 1960	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Wa, Ghana
	18 Nov 1974	56.5	Appointed	Bishop of Tamale, Ghana
	30 May 1977	59.0	Appointed	Archbishop of Tamale, Ghana
	26 Mar 1994	75.8	Retired	Archbishop of Tamale, Ghana
	24 Mar 2006	87.8	Elevated to Cardinal
	24 Mar 2006	87.8	Appointed	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Elena fuori Porta Prenestina
	28 Mar 2006	87.8	Installed	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Elena fuori Porta Prenestina
	6 Mar 2008	89.8	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana
Archbishop Gregory Eebolawola Kpiebaya †	1933		Born
	8 Sep 1962	29.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Wa, Ghana
	18 Nov 1974	41.8	Appointed	Bishop of Wa, Ghana
	15 Mar 1975	42.2	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Wa, Ghana
	26 Mar 1994	61.2	Appointed	Archbishop of Tamale, Ghana
	12 Feb 2009	76.1	Retired	Archbishop of Tamale, Ghana
	31 May 2022	89.4	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana
	20 Dec 1939	83.61	Born
	3 Aug 1968	28.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Wa, Ghana
	19 Dec 1994	54.9	Appointed	Bishop of Wa, Ghana
	25 Mar 1995	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Wa, Ghana
	17 Feb 2016	76.1	Retired	Bishop of Wa, Ghana
Bishop Paul Bemile	20 Dec 1939	83.61	Born
	3 Aug 1968	28.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Wa, Ghana
	19 Dec 1994	54.9	Appointed	Bishop of Wa, Ghana
	25 Mar 1995	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Wa, Ghana
	17 Feb 2016	76.1	Retired	Bishop of Wa, Ghana
Richard Kuuia Cardinal Baawobr, M. Afr. †	21 Jun 1959		Born
	5 Dec 1986	27.4	Professed	Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
	18 Jul 1987	28.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
	31 May 2010	50.9	Appointed	Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
	17 Feb 2016	56.6	Appointed	Bishop of Wa, Ghana
	7 May 2016	56.8	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Wa, Ghana
	27 Aug 2022	63.1	Elevated to Cardinal
	27 Aug 2022	63.1	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea
	27 Nov 2022	63.4	Died	Bishop of Wa, Ghana

HISTORY OF THE BISHOPS OF WA DIOCESE