Anglican Diocese

A group of men and women from the Coastal towns of the Gold Coast who came to Kumasi to work brought with them their religion, the English Church now the Anglican Church. This Church which was at first known as the SPG grew steadily and became patronized by the local people.  In 1913, the new Church put up a Church building and a school for the education of young children of Anglican parentage.  This was during the era of Bishop O’Rocke, Bishop of the Diocese of Accra.  He also appointed Venerable Gresham Wynter Morrison as the first Parish Priest to the young Parish of St. Cyprian, Kumasi. Rev. Morrison later became the first Archdeacon of the Kumasi Archdeaconry of the Diocese of Accra.

The Church grew steadily and soon opened the Parishes of St. Andrew’s Jachie, St. Justin’s Nkawie, St. Francis, Bekwai and St. Michael & All Angels at Mampong Ashanti.