The Ghana Catholic Bishops conference, hereinafter referred to as the Bishops Conference, is a religious organisations having its legal foundation in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, which applies to all Catholic Churches of the Roman Rite throughout the world. The Bishops Conference, according to the Canon Law of the Catholic Church (Canon 447-459), is the central Body of the church in Ghana. Its purpose is to deliberate on matters of concern to the Church in Ghana and to encourage activities in accordance with the needs of the times.
