The Pontiff of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV has appointed Rev. Fr Prof Simon Kofi Appiah as Bishop of the Jasikan Diocese.
Monsignor Appiah is currently a lecturer in the Department of Religion and Human Values at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
The appointment follows the acceptance by the Holy Father, the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Jasikan, Ghana, presented by His Excellency Msgr. Gabriel Akwasi Ababio Mante
Curriculum vitae
Bishop Simon Kofi Appiah was born on July 1, 1964, in Teteman, Ghana. He completed his philosophical and theological studies at St. Peter’s Regional Seminary in Pedu, Cape Coast, Ghana.
He was ordained a priest for the then Diocese of Keta Ho on July 21, 1990. Upon the creation of the new Diocese of Jasikan in 1994, he was incardinated in it.
He has held the following positions and carried out further studies: Parish Vicar at the Communities of Kpedze, Vakpo and Kadjebi (1990-1995); Studies at the University of Tübingen , Germany (1995-2001); Doctorate in Theological Ethics; Post Graduate Diploma in Psychology at the University of London ; Diploma in Teaching Higher Education at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Nairobi (Kenya); Formator at St. Patrick Formation House (1999-2001); Diocesan Chancellor and Director of the Diocesan Office for the Pastoral Care of Vocations (2001-2003); Pastoral Collaborator at the Parish of Kadjebi (2003-2011).
Since 2011 he has been a lecturer in the Department of Religion and Human Values at the University of Cape Coast and at the Major Seminary in Pedu.
