The Catholic Diocese of Ho on Friday laid to rest Very Rev. Fr Cantus Anku Adanfo after a Requiem Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Ho Kpevele.

The Mass was presided over by Most. Rev Emmanuel Kofi Fianu SVD and concelebrated by the Vicar General Very Rev. Fr Walter Agbetoh and Very Rev. Fr Mawusi , the president of Ho diocesan priests Assocaition.Richard 

The Bishop in his homily called on the faithful to always follow the teachings of Christ to gain eternal life as Fr. John had taught us through his journey as a priest of God.

The Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana, His Excellency Most Rev. Henryk Miecezyslaw Jagodzinki, paid a three-day visit to Ho Diocese from 12th to 15th September 2021.

As part of his visit, he presided over the Thanksgiving Mass of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Congregation of Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church at Sokode Gbogame. In attendance were Most Rev. Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, SVD, the bishop of Ho Diocese, Most Rev. Gabriel Edoe Kumodji, SVD, bishop of Keta-Akatsi Diocese and the Bishop Emeritus of Keta-Akatsi, Most Rev Anthony Kwame Adanuty. The superior general of SMMC Sr. Dr. Lucy Hometowu, the clergy and the religious from Ho Diocese and all over the country were present with a session of the lay faithful.

The Bishop of Ho Diocese, Most Rev. Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, SVD,  has entreated six newly ordained priests to be good models and not just teachers of the gospel.

According to him, today's world was tired of teachers and rather looking for models to follow, hence the need for priests to endeavour to live exemplary lives to the people they lead.

Delivering his homily at the 2021 Ho Diocesan Priestly ordination at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Ho Kpevele on Saturday, October 30, 2021, the Bishop noted that, priests were "salt and light" and therefore must guide the people they would pastor, adding that the call to serve God required a serious reflection since it entailed a lot of responsibilities.

The Ho Diocese has launched the Synod on synodality, a two-year consultative process aimed at the “Church reflecting on a theme that is decisive for its life and mission.”

The process, which is on the theme, “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission,” begins from October 2021 to October 2023, when it will be climaxed with the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican.

Most Rev. Emmanuel Kofi Fianu SVD, Bishop of Ho who performed the launch during the 2021 Diocesan Priestly Ordination in Ho on Saturday, October 30, called for the support and cooperation of all faithful with the Diocesan Synod Committee for a successful process.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ho, on the 4th of January 2022, ordained two ‘Transitory’ Deacons. The two are Rev. Prosper Yao Agbosu from Immaculate Conception Parish, Kpando and Michael Wonders Tsekpokumah from St. Augustine Parish, Alavanyo. Most Rev. Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, SVD, Bishop of the Ho Diocese in a homily at the Bishop Holland Centre in Sokode Gborgame where this memorable event took place, called on the newly ordained deacons to be men of good reputation, filled with wisdom and the Holy Spirit just like the deacons in the Act of the Apostle chapter six.

Pope Francis, on January 23, 2022, during Mass at the St Peter’s Basilica to mark the Church’s celebration of the Sunday of the Word of God, conferred on two Ghanaian Women, Mrs. Ellen Bosso and Madam Cecilia Agyeman Anane, the ministries of Lector and Catechist respectively. Mrs. Ellen Bosso is a native of Peki in the Ho Diocese while Madam Cecilia Agyeman Anane hails from the Kumasi Archdiocese.

Mrs. Bosso was among the six women and two men to be conferred with the ministry of a lector while Madam Cecilia was among the three women and five men to be conferred with the ministry of Catechist. These two Ghanaian women were selected upon the recommendations of their respective Bishops through the Chaplain of the Ghanaian Catholic Community in Rome.