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== History == The church of St Sylvanus, Pokuase, was established in 1948 by Mr. Cosmos Sena who was a Togolese. It was established near the Pokuase Agricultural Workers Quarters. Since he could not speak the English language, he was assisted by the catechist, Mr William Amuzu Akado. Mr. William Amuzu Akado who became the first Catechist had to do most of the work. Priests travelled from Accra to celebrate mass. Some of these were Bishop Adolph Noser, Fr. Alphonse Merten, Fr. Gerald Fini,〔()〕 an African and a few others.A piece of land was acquired from the Dodoo family for the erection of a permanent church building as the parishioners worshipped in school classrooms. The Church became an outstation of St Kizito Catholic Church in 1985 and was administered from there. The late Archbishop Dominic Kodzo Andoh cut the sod for the building of a chapel in 1998. The church was elevated to a rectorate in 2006 and the first Parochial Administrator is Rev Fr George Ekow Mensah with Rev Fr Albert Gyapaning as his vicar. There are six outstations located at Amasaman, Sarpeiman, Medie, Adjen Kotoku, Ashalaja and Mayera. The Chapel has been completed and dedicated in 2014 by Most Rev Bishop Charles Palmer Buckle, Metropolitan Bishop of Accra. The church has grown in numbers and two masses are held on Sundays from 7am-9am and from 9.30-11am. There are many societies within the church which also has a marriage school. In the early 1950s, Fr. Joseph H. Lauck worked at Pokuase while residing at St. Joseph Catholic Church situated at the Catholic Press Offices near the Roxy Cinema at Adabraka in Accra. It was this church that became the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Accra. St Sylvanus Church grew under S.V.D. priests such as Fr. Oto Hening, Fr. Martin Wells. Since the Church cannot grow without a school Mr. William Amuzu Akado and Mr. Cosmos Sena contacted the Dodoo family in Accra and acquired the present site for a church and school. Mr. Aryee gave his school to the catholic church and the school was moved to this site with William Amuzu Akado as the first Head teacher.The first classroom was constructed by Rev. Bro Damien SVD who was then residing in Accra. In the 1980s the Gas protested that the Church was too far from Pokuase town so two different plots were acquired in the Pokuase township. This defeated the intention of the pioneers who wanted the church to serve the Amasaman, Fise, Agric. Quarters, Afiaman, Shikpontele and others. In view of the protest, the church was moved to Pokuase and worshiped in the District Assembly School during the time of Fr. Anthony Baiden Amissah. 1n 1982, the Holy Spirit Cathedral at Adabraka has oversight responsibility over St Sylvanus and Rev Fr Bobby Benson was placed in charge. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Parish of St Sylvanus, Pokuase」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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