John Yaw Afoakwah


John Yaw Afoakwah
Bishop of Obuasi, Ghana
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of Obuasi
Appointed22 November 2014
Installed10 January 2015
PredecessorGabriel Justice Yaw Anokye
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
Ordination11 July 1992
Consecration10 January 2015
by Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye
RankBishop
Personal details
BornJohn Yaw Afoakwah
(1955-01-26) 26 January 1955
Mampamhwɛ, Diocese of Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Styles of
John Yaw Afoakwah
Reference style
Spoken styleHis Lordship
Religious styleBishop

John Yaw Afoakwah (born 26 January 1955) is a Ghanaian Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Obuasi in the Metropolitan Ecclesiastical Province of Kumasi in Ghana. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis on 22 November 2014. He was consecrated as bishop and installed at Obuasi, Ghana on 10 January 2015.