Deaneries/Parishes

No.	PARISH	NAME	POSITION
HO DEANERY
1	Ho Bankoe/Sacred Heart Cathedral	Rev. Fr Isaac Benuyenah	Cathedral Administrator
2		Rev. Fr Eli Pasah	Assist. Parish Priest
3		Rev. Fr. Moses Ameveanuku	Priest In residence
4	Ho Dome: St Cecilia	Rev. Fr Anthony Dotse
5		Rev. Fr. Francis Akoto	Assist. Parish Priest
7	Ho SSNIT Flat: Holy Spirit	Rev. Fr Michael Joy Akposu	Parish Priest
8			Priest-In-Charge
9			Assist. Parish Priest
10	Ho Kpevele: St. Francis Of Assisi	Rev. Fr David Zatey	Parish Priest
11		Rev. Osei Agustine	Assistance
12	Shia: Immaculate Conception	Rev. Fr. Raphael Tawiah
13		Rev. Fr Prosper Agbosu	Assist. Parish Priest
		Rev. Fr Eli Tsedza	Assist Parish Priest
		Rev. Fr. Godslove Agbekoyevu	Priest in residence and chaplain to SHHTS
14	Sokode Gbogame: St. Anthony	Rev. Fr. Anthony Akpalu	Priest  Priest
15	Kpetoe: St Stephen	Rev. Fr. Felix Atepor	Parish Priest
16		Rev. Fr. Prosper Akumeni	Associate Priest
		Rev. Paul Ziga
		Rev. Fr. Denis Asare	Priest in residence (Chaplain to AGORSEC)
18	Kpedze: St Anthony	Rev Fr. Theodore Hevi	Parish Priest
19		Rev. Fr. Michael Akai	Assist. Parish Priest
		Rev Fr Rudolf Tsekpo	Assist. Parish Priest
20	Frankadua: St Theresa	Rev Fr. Emmanuel Azure SVD	Parish Priest
		Rev. Fr Joseph Biju	Assist parish Priest
21	Taviefe Aviefe: St Anthony Rectorate	Rev. Fr. Richard Basuwa-Xatse	Priest-In-Charge
22	Tsito: St Michael Rectorate	Rev. Fr. Fidelis Kumado	Priest-In-Charge
	Ziope: St. Andrew Quasi Parish	Rev. Fr. Samuel Sekpe	Priest-In-Charge
	Sokode Lokoe: Mary Seat of Wisdom	Rev. Fr. Foster Olator	Parish Priest
	Ho Barracks: St. Ignatius Chaplaincy	Rev. Fr. Lt. Wisdom Anani	Priest in Charge
	Adaklu: St. Anthony Quasi Parish	Rev Fr. Abel Gueli	Parish Priests
KPANDO DEANERY
23	Kpando:  Immaculate Conception	Fr. Clemence Ashiara	Priest In Charge
24		Fr. David Addo	Assist. Priest In Charge
	Kpando Dzoati: St. Raphael	Rev. Fr Anthony Azah
25	Vakpo: St. Peter	Rev. Fr. Happy Akabo	Priest In Charge
26		Rev. Fr. Anthony Ahiabor	Assist. Priest In Charge
27	Have: Holy Cross	Rev. Fr. Jesse Amedzi	Priest In Charge
28		Rev. Fr Edmund Kizito Pesekumah	In Residence
	RJNBECK	Rev. Fr Raphael Nutsugah	Headmaster of RJNBECK
		Rev. Fr. Noah Mensah	Chaplain of RJNBECK
29      Dzemeni: St. Francis Of Assisi		Rev. Fr. John Bosco Kumi	Parish Priest
		Rev. Fr. Eric Mawusi Agbeko	Priest in Residence (TSHS)
31	Anfoega: Ss. Peter And Paul	Rev. Fr William Horlu	Parish Priest
32		Rev. Fr. James Konings Quarshie	Assist. Parish Priest
	Aveme Beme: St Theresa of the Child Jesus	Rev. Fr. Theophilus Ameka
34	Sovie: St. Benedict	Rev. Fr. Edbert Doh	Priest In Charge
35	Alavanyo: St Augustine	Rev. Fr. Matthew Afenyo	Parish Priest
36		Rev. Fr. Loius  Herman Ocanson	Assist Parish Priest
37	Kpando Agbenoxoe: Our Lady Of Lourdes	Rev. Fr. Daniel Mane, OMI	Rector/Director of Grotto
		Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Onukogu Nwaneri OMI	Parish Priest
		Rev. Fr Jean Baptiste Apuovi, OMI	Assistant parish priest
HOHOE DEANERY
39	Hohoe: St Augustine	Rev. Fr. Paschal Afesi	Parish Priest
40		Rev. Fr. Daniel Tenou	Assist Parish Priest
		Rev. Fr. Michael Tsekpokumah	Assist Parish Priest
41	Gbi Atabu: St. Aloysius	Rev. Fr. Raphael Azarias Benuyena Schuller	Priest In Charge
		Rev. Fr. Francis Agala	assist Parish Priest
42	Hohoe: Holy Rosary	Rev. Fr. Kenneth Kofi Debre	Priest In Charge
43	Hohoe: Holy Trinity	Rev. Fr. Christopher Latsebi	Priest In Charge
		Rev. Fr. Ernest Asigbetse	Assist. Parish Priest
		Rev. Fr Lawrence Akli	Priest in Residence
44	Liati: St Joseph	Rev. Fr. Dodzi Courage Afu	Parish Priest
46	Ve-Golokwati: Our Lady Queen Of Peace	Rev. Fr John Helu, CSSp	Parish Priest
47		Rev. Fr. John Setsoafi Ahakutor, CSSp	Assist. Parish Priest
48	Lolobi: St Michael	Rev. Fr. Francis Agbaku Mensah	Priest In Charge
49	Likpe Mate: St Joseph	Rev. Fr Samuel Mwangi Munyi SMA	Priest In Charge
51	Likpe Abrani: St Mary	Rev. Fr. Eric Kplorla Dagbui	Parish Priest
52	Fodome: Sacred Heart	Rev. Fr. Patrick Delali Attah	Parish Priest
53		Rev. Fr. Yohannes Adjei	Assist Parish Priest
HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN
54	Kpando: Margret Marquart Catholic Hospital	Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Pani	Chaplain
55	Anfoega: Anfoega Catholic Hospital	Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Dotse Komla	Chaplain
DIOCESAN PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
56	Have: Rijnbeek Catholic Complex	Rev. Fr Raphael Nutsuga	Headmaster
57		Rev. Fr. Noah Mesah	Teacher And Chaplain
58	Hohoe: St Agatha’s Commercial College And SHS	Rev. Fr. Walter Agbetoh	Principal
59		Rev. Fr. Kenneth Debre	Chaplain
DIOCESAN INSTITUTIONS
60	Bishop Herman College	Rev. Fr Prosper Kweku	Chaplain And Teacher
61		Rev. Fr. Patrick Afenyo	Teacher
63	OLA Senior High School	Rev. Fr. Alex Akpah	Chaplain And Teacher
64		Rev. Fr. Moses Ameveanku	Teacher
65	St. Mary’s Seminary SHS	Rev. Fr. Felix Akpah	Headmaster
67		Rev. Fr. John Winfred Bosso	Chaplain And Teacher
68		Rev. Fr. Vincent Azila Avudzivi	Teacher
69	CYO Technical/Vocational Institution	Rev. Fr. Jeremiah Ankutsitsia	Principal
71	St. Daniel Comboni Technical Vocational Institute – Liati	Rev. Fr. Dodzi Courage Afu	Chaplain And Teacher
72	St. Francis’ College	Rev. Fr. Agbeto	Chaplain And Lecturer
73	St. Teresa’s College	Rev. Fr. Bernard Toffah	Chaplain And Lecturer
NON-CATHOLIC INSTITUTION
74	Awudome Senior High	Prosper Kwaku	Chaplain And Teacher
75	Agotime-Kpetoe	Moses Ameveanku	Teacher
76	Ho Non-Catholic 2nd Cycle Schools, Mawuko And Mawuli SHS	Fidelis Kumado	Chaplain
77	Tongor-Tsanakpe Tech. SHS.	Anthony Godslove Agbeko-Yevu	Teacher
78	Likpe Sec/Tech	Eric Koku Agbeko Mawusi	Teacher
79	Ho Technical University	Sylvester Agbezuge	Chaplain And Lecturer
80	Ho College Of Nursing	Sylvester Agbezuge	Chaplain
81	UHAS	John Peter Agage	Acting Chaplain
	OTHER PRIESTS
82	Madona House: Ho Dome	Samuel Bobodu Madona House/Akoefe Tokor)
83		Jacob Hevi
84		Theodore Gakpe-Ntsri
85		Francis Agboyao Homatekpor
86		Adolf Amexo
87	St. John Vianney	Hillary Senoo
88		Wynnard Amewowo
89		Sylvester Kwaku Mawusi
90		Evaristus Kodzo Amegadzi
91	Bishop Holland Memorial Pastoral And Formation Centre-Sokode	Theodore Hevi
92		Anthony Kofi Dotsey
93		Simon Peter Esiawonam Dagadu
94	Sokode Etoe	Richard Delali Affrim
95	Tafi Atome	John Adanfo
96	Foyer De Charite, Alavanyo Abehenease	Gregory Daniels-Akata	Foyer Father/Director
97	Redemptorist Postulancy (SCALA HOUSE)	Pascal Tiendrebeogo, Css.R.	Postulant Director
98		Juan Pablo Lopez, Css.R	Superior Of Mission Of Ghana, Local Superior Of Scala House, Sokode-Etoe
99	Bame	Edmund Kizito Xordzise Pesse-Kuma
100		Most Rev Francis A.K Lodonu
101	Priest/Religious Abroad	Fr. Moses M. Apreku- Studies USA
102		Anthony Delali Azah – Studies Rome, Italy
103		Fr. Raphael A. Benuyenah-Studies (Israel)
104	Priests/Religious On Ecclesiastical Assignment	Anthony Kornu (Francistown/ Botswana)
105		Paul H. Foster Olator (Gaborone-Botswana
106		Richard Agnes Teku (Botswana)
107		Paulina Akpapupu (Diocese Of St. Boniface-Canada)
108		Fr. Dieu-Donne Kofi Davor (NCS, Accra)
109		Emmanuel Richard Mawusi (St. Peters Regional Seminary)
110		Fr. John Doe Dormah, (St. Paul’s Seminary, Accra)
111		Paul A. Agbodza (St Paul’s Seminary)
112		Casmir Adjoe (Central University College, Accra)
113		Michael Perry Okyerefo (University Of Ghana)
114		Cletus Frank Egbi (USA)
115		Francis P. Azah (USA)
116		Ted Kofitse (USA)
117		Patrick Allala (USA)
118		Edmund Akordor (USA)
119		Apollinaris Anyomi

 

BRIEF HISTORY OF SOVIE CATHOLIC CHURCH

History has it that in July 1905, the white SVD Fathers establishment the Catholic Church at Sovie through the initiative of Rev. Anthony Witte a German missionary.

Mr. Avedor who hails from Anfoega Dzana was   the first teacher catechist also who brought Roman Catholic Education to Sovie. The church was welcomed by the paramount chief of Sovie Togbega Luwui and the Church got started from his house.

The white SVD priest who comes from Kpando Aloyi to celebrate mass for the people was nick name Fr. Kpetoge because of his long beard. Anku  Wuabu was appointed the first leader of the church. When the member of the convert increased it became necessary that they relocated from Togbe Luwui's house to a new place. The people agreed to put up a chapel. The brain behind this suggestion were Fofo Kumah, Ludwig Kofi, Baba, Dzekabo, Atakumah, Loglo, Glimeti and  Prika. In 1936, A bigger chapel was put up by the people. The people worked tirelessly to put up a historic chapel in which they worshipped and are still worshipping up to date. The building was completed within six months. This Monumental chapel is very unique in the sense that stones were beautifully arranged as blocks for it walls.  The first elected head Christian was Togbe Agbo. He was assisted by Dodo, Asiantide Kodzo and Dzoti Atta.

 Togbe Agbo was succeeded by Kpetor Doe.  The third Head-Christian was Paul Amy in 1926, the following people were elected as Head-Christians to represent the various clans. They were:

1: Alphonse Kofi: Deme Reps.

2: Augustine Atta Dzisi: Yorwu  Reps.

3: Nicholas Asiantide : Konda Reps.

 

NATURE CATECHISTS

1: Thadoes Vormekpenya was the first native catechist

2: The second catechist was Lucas Tuabu (aka march -on).

3: Lucas Gembi (aka Ganyo) was the third catechist

4: After the death of Lucas Gembi, Aloysius  Nyansem (aka Komlavi) became the next catechist.

The maiden name of the church was St. Peter And Paul Catholic Church.  It was the biggest out station of the St. Peter and Paul Parish Anfoega.

In 2009 the name was changed to St. Benedict Catholic Church.

The demand for a parish started as far back in 1910. However, it was not until 2013 when the Church was curved out of Anfoega Parish by the Diocesan Bishop Rt. Rev. Francis Anani Lodonu to be known as St. Benedict Parish.

 

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF SOVIE TODAY

Catholics formed about 80% of the population of Sovie. In the Church women constitute the majority of the congregation followed by children, the youth and men respectively. The growth of the church has led to the emergence of a lot of groups, Societies, organizations and confraternities. Among them are three choirs named St Cecilia, All Saints and Ss Peter And Paul Choirs.

In the Course of years the church has produced (9) nine priest,  a Rev. Brother and one Rev. Sister.

These Are

Rev. Fr. Paul Simpiney

Rev. Fr. Agbekudzi

Rev. Fr. Felix Atepor

Rev.Fr.  Benedict Adzogba

Rev.Fr. Peter Akaboa

Rev. Fr. Happy Gabriel Akabo

Rev.Fr. Coleman Getor

Rev. Fr. Simpiney.

 Rev. Fr. Akoto Francis

Rev. Fr. Pessey Ephraim

Brother Peter Edge

Currently, Fr. Edbert Doh is the priest in Charge of the Parish

 

 

OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE PARISH VE - GOLOKUATI                                          

LOCATION OF THE PARISH

OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE PARISH Ve-Golokuati, is located in Afadjato South District of the Volta Region. It is bordered to the North by Kpando municipality and in the East it is bordered by the Republic of Togo West is bordered by south Dayi.

Queen of Peace Parish Ve-Golokuati was carved out of St Joseph Paris, Liati on the 1^st day of October 1995 and was officially inaugurated on the 28^th December 1996 by Most Rev Francis Kofi Anani Lodonu the then Bishop of the Diocese.

THE SPIRITANS

In the year 2005, opening up the Diocese for evangelization and development, The Congregation of the Holy Spirit ( Spiritans) Religious and Missionaries were invited to the Diocese and handed the Parish for its spiritual, religious and social activities to start.  The Parish is also located in the district capital of the Afadjato South district which was created in the year 2012. The Parish currently has twenty one Outstations with distances from the main station, Ve-Golokuati, ranging from 10km to 30km on a high mountain with a bad road.

DEMOGRAPHY AND SOCIO-CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS

According to the 2010 provisional Population and Housing Census the population of the area covered by the Parish is estimated to be Ninety five thousand hundred and thirty( 95,030) out of which the female population is forty eight thousand, seven hundred and fifty eight(48,758) ratio 51.3% and male population forty six thousand two hundred and seventy two(46,272) 48%. The Parish which covers a land area of 553.0km.sq is mainly inhabited by Ewe speaking people who formed about 90% of the total population with other different ethnic groups like the Nyangbos, the Tafis, the Logbas and the Ve people. The district and for that matter the Parish has known absolute peace for a long time.

 

ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PARISH

Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish Ve-Golokuati, like the rest of the parishes in the Diocese is underdeveloped. There are no factories and industries. Subsistence agriculture (i.e. crop and livestock) is the mainstay of the inhabitants. Women are also engaged in other small scale ventures like: making of pots, collection and selling of fuel wood, selling of palm wine (local drink prepared from palm tree), and petty trading like buying and selling.

Majority of the inhabitants (over 85%) have fallen prey to disadvantages of life also due to high illiteracy rate. As such, commercial farming is almost non-existent.  The very few wealthy ones who could do commercial farming are also saddled with the infertility nature of the soil due to over cultivation, overgrazing by animals, and over exploitation for fuel wood without replacement, and erratic rainfall pattern.

The major access to land is inheritance, although renting, leasing and share cropping also require land. Women constitute about 57% of the population in the Parish and many of are engaged in petty trading and artisanal business such as tailoring, baking, only to mention but few. Children constitute 45% of the catholic population. The teening youth (0-59) constitutes about 44.8% while about 10% comprises adults aged over 60 years.

 

Alternative income generating activities could be a broad path to economic growth, but here again; limited access to credit facilities offers no incentives. The bad roads network in the district as well as the Parish also compound the situation as many communities are inaccessible most of the time especially during the rainy season. This is a big hindrance to the economy, education and evangelization.

RELIGIONS IN THE PARISH

Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish Ve-Golokuati, just like the rest of the Parishes of Ho Diocese, there are three main religions with the majority being African Traditional Religion, followed by Christianity and Islam. Among the Christian denominations are Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana the Catholics, Church of Pentecost, Assemblies of God and other few new churches who are also the minority though evangelization is still at the very primary stage. The following figures illustrate the Christian influence (estimates):

(1)        Catholics                                       3,500    

(2)        Other Christians                            4,856                                  

(3)        Muslims                  .                       500        

(4)        Traditional worshippers                  5,000                 

These figures indicate that Queen of Peace Parish is an area of Primary Evangelization. The number of baptized Catholics is approaching four thousand out of which some have become lapsed members. There are people baptized in almost of all the stations. In the villages around the Parish there is much goodwill and interest in the Catholic faith. It is here that there are many catechumens who, are under tuition to receive the Sacraments.

 

PASTORAL ACTIVITIES

There is the celebration of the Holy Eucharist every day except Mondays, at the parish Center there is the celebration, veneration of the Blessed Sacrament on Thursdays before first Fridays. There is also visitation of the sick Wednesdays after first Friday.

There is also mass celebrated once a week in the communities in the town which draws both Catholics and non-Catholics together. There at least in every month we try to cover the outstations with masses, visiting the sick. Currently in Charge of the Parish are Rev. Fr. John Helu CSSp- and Rev. Fr. Ahakutor C.S.Sp

 

        A SHORT HISTORY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPT CATHOLIC CHURCH, KPANDO 

The Catholic Church was established in Kpando in 1900 by the Society of the Divine Word Fathers. They were received by Mr. Avornyotse. With him and others, they helped the Priest in expanding the Church across the surrounding towns and villages. The first outstation created among the Kpando towns was Kpando Dzogbesianti (Dzoanti) in 1903.

In 1904, Rev. Anthony Witter was sent from Lome, Togo to be the first resident Priest in Kpando. He opened Baptism Register. In 1912, convent of sisters was established in Kpando by the end of 1917, the convent at Kpando was closed and the German Fathers moved from Kpando to Bla in Hohoe. In 1926, a mission seminary was opened in Kpando but it was short-lived.

In 1935, work started on the construction of the Immaculate Conception Church building at Kpando Tsakpe. The founding fathers were enthused and had demonstrated communal spirit in building the chapel. The chapel was built from cracked rocks.

As the church grows, the need for native priests was felt. Prayers upon prayers to the living God, they were answered in 1942, where Rev. Fr. Killian Kpatakpa and Paul Yao Amewonyure were ordained as the first native Priest from Kpando. The first native Rev. Sister was Catherine Elorm Anani ordained in 1977. This has paved way for many other natives to respond to the call into the holy orders.

In 1995, Most Rev. Anthony Kwame Adanuty was ordained as the first native Bishop from Kpando. Between 1979 and 1981, the Church was faced with some cries. However, His Grace Kodwo Emissah, the Arch-Bishop of Cape Coast, together with other Bishops of Ghana, came to Kpando Immaculate Conception Church to bring finality to the matter in 1982.

Consequently, in 1983, Rev. Frs. John Adanfo and Edward Ametefe were sent to Kpando Immaculate Conception Parish as Parish Priests which marked the new beginning of the Church in Kpando.

In the 2000, the Immaculate Conception Church celebrated it hundredth year.

The Immaculate Conception Church Building was rededicated by Most Rev. Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, SVD in the year 2017 when Rev. Fr. Peter Justice was the Parish Priest. 

Currently the Parish has (12) twelve outstations. Between 1904 and 2019, the baptismal record shows that about 82,000 persons were baptized to become members of the Church. Rev Fr, Clemence Ahiara is the current Parish Priest and Fr David Addo as his Associate Priest.