Diocese of Konongo Mampong

History

The diocese of Konongo‑Mampong was created on 3 March 1995 by His Holiness Pope John Paul II.  It was carved out of two other dioceses, namely the Diocese of Kumasi and the diocese of Sunyani.  About 90% of the territory of the new diocese of Konongo- Mampong belonged to the diocese of Kumasi, which was created in 1950.

Vision

The vision of the Konongo-Mampong Diocese is a new society where the poor and the marginalized have discovered that within themselves and their environment there are great potentials to make sustainable progress in their living conditions towards self-reliance and holistic development in the light of the Gospel and the Church’s Social Teaching.

Needs

The diocese is rural and poor. There is the need to build two churches for rural communities. There is also the need to form our catechists and seminarians and so some of the money realized from the appeal will go to this type of formation.

There are also basic needs that have to be addressed. Many of the villages lack basic amenities like good roads, pipe-borne water, schools, churches, and clinics (especially maternity wards for pregnant women). The Diocese is trying to provide churches, boreholes, schools, clinics (especially maternity wards for pregnant women at St. Pope John-Paul II Medical Centre, Jamasi-Ghana), and a 12-seater WC facility for the Savino Roman Catholic School complex. Families, groups of persons, and lay associations can adopt and fund any of the projects mentioned above.