CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF GOASO
Erected on 24th October 1997

Patron:  St. Anthony of Padua

Name of Bishop:  Most Reverend Peter Kwaku Atuahene, MA (Spt), DD
Bishop’s House, Box 28, Goaso, B/A. Tel (office) 051 – 21519, Tel/Fax 051 – 35481, Residence 051 – 35459

Most Reverend Peter Kwaku Atuahene was born at Brosankro in the Brong Ahafo Region on the 25th September 1956.  He is the son of Opanin Simon Atuahene-Tawiah and Margaret Ama Serwaa.

He had his Primary and Middle School education at Brosankro.  In 1972 and 1974 he entered Kumasi High School and St. Hubert’s Minor Seminary in Kumasi for his Secondary School education.

He entered the St. Peter’s Regional Seminary, Pedu, Cape coast in 1981 for his studies in Philosophy and Theology.  The Most Rev. James Owusu, Bishop of Sunyani, ordained him a priest on 12th July 1986 at Brosankro.

After his ordination, he worked in Sampa Parish for two years as an Assistant Parish Priest and one year at St. James Minor Seminary near Sunyani as a Spiritual Director.

He left for Duquesne University in the U.S.A. in 1989 where he obtained M.A. in Formation Spirituality and Ministry in 1991.  He returned to Ghana the same year and was appointed the Spiritual Director of St. Peter’s Major Seminary from 1991 – 1997.

He was elected Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Goaso on 24th October 1997 and was consecrated a bishop by Pope John Paul II in Rome on 6th January 1998.   At present he is the Episcopal Chairman of Migrants and Refugees of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference.  He is resident in Goaso.

Vicar General: V. Rev. Fr. Matthew Kwaku Addai, Box 28, Goaso.
Tel (office) 051 – 21519, Residence Tel 0632 – 22337, E – Mail:  mattaddai@yahoo.com                         
 
Chancellor: V. Rev. Fr. Stephen Dabanka, Box 28, Goaso. Tel. (office) 051 – 21519 

Financial Administrator: V. Rev. Fr. Anthony Boahen Kyereme, Box 28, Goaso.
Tel (office) 051 – 21519

Diocesan Bursar: Rev. Fr. Stephen Gyau, Box 28, Goaso. Tel. (office) 051 – 21519)

Bishop’s Secretary: Rev. Fr. George Obeng-Yeboah, Box 28, Goaso. Tel. (office) 051 – 21519)

Laity and Catechetics: Rev. Fr. Rudolf Twumasi Ankrah, Mr. Anthony Obiri-Yeboah, Box 28, Goaso.Tel. (office) 051 – 21519

Vocation Director:  Rev. Fr. George Obeng-Yeboah, Box 28, Goaso. Tel (office) 051 – 21519

Youth Office: Rev. Fr. Rudolf Twumasi Ankrah (Chaplain), Mr. Christian Daniel Bannerman Mensah (Chairman), Box 28, Goaso. Tel (office) 051 – 21519

Co-ord. of Projects:  V. Rev. Fr. Benjamin Poku Donkor, Box 28, Goaso. Tel (office) 051 – 21519

Social Communications (DEPSOCOM): Rev. Fr. Gaspard Dery, Mr. Anthony Obiri-Yeboah, Box 28, Goaso. Tel (office) 051 – 21519

 Executive Director of Diocesan Health Services: Mr. Peter Yeboah, Box 28, Goaso.
 Tel (office) 051 – 21519

Justice and Peace Commission: Rev. Fr. Charles Gyasi Buabeng, Box 28, Goaso. Tel (office) 051 – 21519

Liturgical Commission:  Rev. Fr. George Obeng-Yeboah, Box 28, Goaso. Tel (office) 051 – 21519