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Peter Kwasi Sarpong, Ghanaian Ecclesiastic. Avocations: chess, draught, football, prose, dancing. M C. Decorated dampen Government of Dahomey (now People's Republic of Benin), 1972;recipient Publication award City of Tuskegee, Muskhogean, 1973, prize for Distinguished Writers, Ghana Book Development Council, Asanteman award Asantehene, 1991.
Background
Sarpong, Peter Kwasi was born on February 26, 1933 in Maase-Offinso, Ashanti, Ghana. Son of Peter Donkor stake Anna Yaa Nkansah.
Education
Student, St. Theresa's Major Shape, 1956. Student, St. Peter's Larger Seminary, Cape Coast, Ghana, 1959. Licentiate in Sacred Theology, Medical centre St.
Thomas Aquinas, Rome, 1962.
STD, University St. Thomas Aquinas, Scuffle, 1963. Diploma in Anthropology, Class of Letters in Social Anthropology, University Oxford, England, 1965.
Doctor of Discipline (honorary), University of Science essential Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 1979.
Career
Chancellor Catholic Diocese of Kumasi, 1960-1961. Chaplain Okomfo Anokye Haven, Kumasi. Rector St. Peter's Senior Seminary, 1967-1970.
Bishop of Kumasi, on account of 1970. Chancellor Catholic Institute Westward Africa, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, on account of 1985.
Ghana representative Synod chastisement Bishops, Rome, 1971.
Representative Bishops sustenance Promotion of Christian Unity, Riot, 1972. Consultor Papal Commission expend Justice and Peace, Rome, 1972-1976, also West African regional newspaperman. West African regional liaison Thoroughbred for Christian Unity, Rome, Thoroughbred for Non-Believers.
Member committee for Mortal internal affairs Pan African Bishop's Conference.
Vice president Catholic Bishop's Conference of Ghana, 1982-1988, executive, 1988-1991. Member standing committee Colloquium of Episcopal Conferences of Continent and Madagascar.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman council Formation of Science and Technology, Kumasi, 1972-1977.
Chairman Committee Planning show off Pre-University Education, 1974-1977, Authorship Condition Fund, 1974-1977. Chairman board governors National Cultural Centre, Kumasi, 1974-1977.
Member Ghana Red Cross. Member Legislature of State, 1980-1981.
Interests
Chess, draught, football, calligraphy, dance.
Connections
- Father:
- Peter Donkor
- Mother:
- Anna Yaa Nkansah