Most Reverend Gabriel Justice Anokye, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Kumasi, has admonished the two newly ordained bishops for the Accra Archdiocese of the Catholic Church to ensure they discharge their duties effectively and remain true to their calling.
In February, Pope Francis appointed two auxiliary bishops – Monsignor Anthony Narh Asare and Monsignor John Kobina Louis – for the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra.
Delivering his homily at the episcopal ordination of the new auxiliary bishops at Holy Spirit Cathedral in Accra on Wednesday (19 April), Most Reverend Anokye urged them always to defend the truth.
“I must quickly add that you are never allowed by Catholic church law (Canon 480) to act against the will and mind of your diocesan archbishop, John Bonaventure Kwofie.
“You are legally forbidden to be against his will, mission, wish, vision and transmission of his mission for the Accra Diocese of the Catholic Church: you cannot do that,” Archbishop Anokye said.
Listen to Most Reverend Gabriel Justice Anokye in the audio clip attached below:
Watch the broadcast of the consecration ceremony in the video clip attached below:
Boost to evangelisation
The ordination of the two auxiliary bishops for the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra will help to boost evangelisation, Very Reverend Raymond Osei Tutu, the chancellor of the archdiocese, says.
Speaking to Reverend Akua Ofori Boateng on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Tuesday (18 April) in the lead-up to the episcopal ordination of the two bishops at Holy Spirit Cathedral on Wednesday, Very Reverend Osei Tutu said the auxiliary bishops will not usurp the role of the archbishop.
“The two bishops are not substituting or co-sharing his very authority as the Bishop of Accra. They are there and their functions will be to complement the efforts of the bishop.
“For instance, the bishop can now have three [separate and simultaneous] confirmations, so that the work of evangelisation will not be stagnant just because of human factors,” Father Osei Tutu said.
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
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