Joseph Osei-Bonsu


Joseph Osei-Bonsu
Bishop Emeritus of Konongo-Mampong, Ghana
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of Konongo-Mampong
Appointed3 March 1995
Installed28 May 1995
Term ended21 March 2024
PredecessorDiocese created
SuccessorJohn Opoku-Agyemang
Other postApostolic Administrator of Konongo-Mampong (21 March 2024 - 7 June 2024)
Orders
Ordination3 August 1975 by Peter Kwasi Sarpong
Consecration28 May 1995
by Jozef Cardinal Tomko
RankBishop
Personal details
BornJoseph Osei-Bonsu
(1948-02-08) 8 February 1948
Jamasi, Diocese of Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Styles of
Joseph Osei-Bonsu
Reference style
Spoken styleHis Lordship
Religious styleBishop

Joseph Osei-Bonsu (born 8 February 1948) is a Ghanaian Catholic prelate who was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Konongo-Mampong in the Metropolitan Ecclesiastical Province of Kumasi in Ghana. He was appointed bishop by Pope John Paul II on 3 March 1995. He was consecrated as bishop on 28 May 1995 and installed at Mampong, Ghana on 11 June 1995. His age-related retirement was accepted by Pope Francis on 21 March 2024. While in retirement, he served as Apostolic Administrator of Konongo-Mampong from 21 March 2024 until 7 June 2024.