John Baptist Attakruh
John Baptist Attakruh | |
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| Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast |
| See | Roman Catholic Diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi |
| Appointed | 24 June 2021 |
| Installed | 24 September 2021 |
| Predecessor | John Bonaventure Kwofie |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Other post | Apostolic Administrator of Sekondi-Takoradi (31 July 2020 - 24 June 2021) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 July 1989 by Charles Kweku Sam |
| Consecration | 24 September 2021 by Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Baptist Attakruh 13 October 1957 |
| Styles of John Baptist Attakruh | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | His Lordship |
| Religious style | Bishop |
John Baptist Attakruh (born 13 October 1957) is a Ghanaian Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi in the Metropolitan Ecclesiastical Province of Cape Coast in Ghana. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis on 24 June 2021. He was consecrated as bishop and installed at Takoradi, Ghana on 24 September 2021. While still a priest, he served as apostolic administrator of Sekondi-Takoradi from 31 July 2020 until 24 Jun 2021.