In a welcome address at the opening ceremony of the celebration of Jubilee year of Consecrated Men and Women in Ghana held in the Diocese of Sunyani on January 31, 2025, the Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sunyani and the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference appreciated the commitment of the Religious in founding the Catholic Diocese of Sunyani.
The jubilee celebration for Concentrated Men and Women is supposed to be on February 2, 2025 from the Holy Father Pope Francis; but the Religious in Ghana came together not just to have a day’s celebration but a three day programme fostering unity among the Religious in the country since it is one of its first kind to bring all the religious in the country together.
The Day one of the celebration which was the opening ceremony, took place at the Jubilee Hall of the Pastoral Centre.
Bishop Gyamfi welcomed the Religious all over the country of Ghana to Sunyani and enumerated that there were 25 different Religious with eleven being male Congregations and fourteen being female Congregations in the Diocese.
In all, he said about 150 Religious Men and Women are working tirelessly in the Catholic Diocese of Sunyani.
Aside from these Consecrated Persons, there are six houses for the formation of Postulants with a total of 18 Pre-Novices.
There are eight Novitiate Houses with 66 Novices in their canonical and pastoral years of formation.
Total number of Postulants and Novices adds up to 84″, he added.
The Sunyani Bishop was much pleased with all the Religious in Ghana, saying, “To all our Consecrated Men and Women, thank you for your unwavering commitment and for the countless ways in which you have enriched our lives and our faith. Your presence in the church in Ghana is a testament to God’s love and grace, and we are truly blessed to have you in our midst”.
By Sr Esther Kutie, SVI and Sr. Agnes Mercy Nyatsoe, SMMC
(Sister Communicators)
