The Donkorkrom Diocese, located in the Kwahu Afram Plains, in the Eastern Region of Ghana, West Africa, which began as a Prefecture was carved out from the Catholic Diocese of Koforidua on 17th April 2007 with Very Rev. Fr. Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, SVD, as its Prefect Apostolic.
The Diocese is coterminous with the two geopolitical Districts of Kwahu Afram Plains North and South.
In 2010, it was elevated to the status of an Apostolic Vicariate with Most Rev. Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, SVD as the first Apostolic Vicar to be ordained for the area. In 2019, His Lordship, Most Rev. John Alphonse Asiedu, SVD took over from Bishop Kumordji (who was transferred to Keta/ Akatsi Diocese) as the second Apostolic Vicar of the Donkorkrom Vicariate. On 12th May, 2026, it was elevated to a diocesan status, with the Most Rev. John Alphonse Asiedu, SVD, as its first Diocesan Bishop. Read more
Meaning of Bishop's Coat of Arm
