Newly Ordained Catholic Bishop in Ghana Told to Extend Kindness to All

“My dear faithful, you need your Bishop, and the Bishop appreciates very much your loyalty and devotion. Indeed, all the different activities of the bishop must in some manner involve you with him and the priests. You form the diocese and so together are responsible that the work of Christ is accomplished,” Bishop Kwasi said.

To the priests, the Ghanaian Catholic Bishop said, “Your Bishop depends on you and on your faithful collaboration to run the diocese.”

“He has invested his unflinching trust in you. Keep that trust undefiled. Pray for him, not only during mass, but also at every other opportunity you may have to pray, and you know you have limitless opportunities to pray,” the GCBC President said.

He urged the new Bishop to never get tired of being merciful. “Please, you have the capacity of forgiveness that the Lord had, who did not condemn, but to forgive, have much mercy. You will need an inexhaustible store of forgiveness,” he said.

“May the kindness, forgiveness, and compassion of the Sacred Heart guide your ministry as Bishop. Open your heart to the power and anointing of the spirit. Be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armor of God and allow God, who has begun this good work in you, to bring it to fulfillment,” Bishop Kwasi said.

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Until his appointment as Bishop for Konongo-Mampong Diocese on March 21, Bishop Agyemang had been serving as Rector of the St. Gregory the Great Provincial Major Seminary, Parkoso in Ghana’s Kumasi Archdiocese.

Bishop Agyemang was born in August 1957. He was ordained a Priest for Konongo-Mampong in January 1984.

In his maiden speech as Bishop, Bishop Agyemang expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support he received and vowed to continue the mission of the church in serving the spiritual and social needs of the community.

“The faith and unity demonstrated here today are truly inspiring. I am deeply humbled and committed to leading our diocese with compassion and dedication,” he said.