Catholic Health Service congratulates Bishop Matthew.

By CUG NEWS MEDIA

The Catholic Health Directorate today made a surprise visit to the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sunyani, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi. 

The visit took place today  at the secretariat Annex of the Diocese during a Priests' senate meeting. The group was led by their Directress, Sis. Rosina Fosu Ntiwaa.

The motive  for the visit  was to congratulate the Bishop on his elections the president of the Ghana catholic Bishops’ Conference(GCBC).

Background

Most Rev Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi was elected at the Annual Plenary Assembly on Thursday, November 10, 2022.The annual assembly took place at the Donkorkrom Vicariate-Ghana.

It was on the theme “A synodal church: communion, participation, and mission in the context of the new evangelization.”

Profile of Most Rev. Matthew Gyamfi

He was born on 11 August 1957 at Wamanafo in the Dormaa District where he received his basic education.

He later studied at St Hubert Seminary in Kumasi and subsequently St. Peter’s Regional Major Seminary at Cape Coast where he successfully completed courses in Philosophy and Theology.

On 27 July 1985 he was ordained as a priest by the late Bishop Owusu and served as Assistant Administrator of the Christ the King Cathedral in Sunyani for two years.

From January to September 1987, he served as chaplain of the St Joseph’s Training College at Bechem and at the same time taught religious studies at the school. DrGyamfi later pursued a degree course in social sciences at the University of Ghana.

Between 1990 and 1991, he worked as acting Parish Priest of St Peter’s Parish at Kenyasi in the Asutifi District and also served as the Vice-Rector and full time tutor at St James Minor Seminary at Abesim, near Sunyani from 1991 to 1993.

Most Reverend Gyamfi from 1994 1998 studied at the University of Toronto in Canada and had a doctorate degree in Geography and Ontario Institute and obtained a Master’s degree in Education.

He is also the immediate past Episcopal Chairman of Catholic University of Ghana, Fiapre, and a member of the governing council of Catholic University College of Ghana.

The representatives of the Sunyani Catholic Health Service on the occasion therefore presented a beautiful Citation to the Bishop and promised to worktirelessly for the Diocese. ‘’ we are very happy to present this citation to you our Bishop, for achieving such a significant milestone in your ministry. We appreciate the wonderful support towards the growth of the Diocesan Health service. We also pledged to work assiduously to enhance the health sector of the Diocese; Sister Rosina said.

The Health Service directorate   also presented an undisclosed amount of cash to the Bishop.

By Rev. Fr. George Kumi-Mensah- CUG)

 

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