Yendi, 03 June, 2022 / 9:00 pm (ACI Africa).
Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Bishop Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai of the Catholic Diocese of Yendi in Ghana and appointed his successor.
In the latest administrative changes published Friday, June 3 by the Holy See Press Office, the Holy Father appointed Mons. Matthew Yitiereh as the successor of Bishop Boi-Nai.
Bishop-elect Yitiereh is expected to succeed 77-year-old member of the Society of Divine Word (SVD) who has been at the helm of the Ghanaian Diocese since his Episcopal Ordination in July 1999.
Until his appointment, Mons. Yitiereh has been serving as Vicar General of his native Archdiocese of Tamale in Ghana.
The 61-year-old Bishop-elect was ordained a Priest in July 1995.