The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the
pastoral care of the diocese of Jasikan, Ghana, presented by His Excellency
Msgr. Gabriel Akwasi Ababio Mante.
The Holy Father has appointed as Bishop of Jasikan
(Ghana), the Rev. Fr. Simon Kofi Appiah, currently a lecturer in the Department
of Religion and Human Values at
the University of Cape Coast.
Curriculum Vitae
Bishop Simon Kofi Appiah was born on July 1, 1964, in
Teteman, Ghana. He completed his philosophical and theological studies at St.
Peter's Regional Seminary in Pedu, Cape Coast, Ghana.
He was ordained a priest for the then Diocese of Keta Ho
on July 21, 1990. Upon the creation of the new Diocese of Jasikan in 1994, he
was incardinated in it.
He has held the following positions and carried out
further studies: Parish Vicar at the Communities of Kpedze, Vakpo and Kadjebi
(1990-1995); Studies at the University of Tübingen , Germany (1995-2001);
Doctorate in Theological Ethics; Post Graduate Diploma in Psychology at the
University of London ; Diploma in Teaching Higher Education at the Catholic
University of Eastern Africa in Nairobi (Kenya); Formator at St. Patrick
Formation House (1999-2001); Diocesan Chancellor and Director of the Diocesan Office
for the Pastoral Care of Vocations (2001-2003); Pastoral Collaborator at the
Parish of Kadjebi (2003-2011).
Since 2011 he has been a lecturer in the Department of Religion and Human Values at the University of Cape Coast and at the Major Seminary in Pedu.
Source: Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference
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