Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale

History

• 1926.01.11: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Navrongo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso
• 1934.02.26: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Navrongo
• 1950.04.18: Established as Diocese of Tamale from the Apostolic Vicariate of Navrongo; Navrongo would be revived as a diocese name in 1956 for a new diocese which later became the Roman Catholic Diocese of Navrongo–Bolgatanga
• 1977.05.30: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tamale

  Special churches

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Prefect Apostolic of Navrongo
• *Father Oscar Morin, M. Afr. ; see below
• Vicars Apostolic of Navrongo
• * Bishop Oscar Morin, M. Afr. ; see above
• * Bishop Gérard Bertrand, M. Afr. ; see below
• Bishops of Tamale
• * Bishop Gerard Bertrand, M. Afr., appointed Bishop of Navrongo; see above
• * Bishop Gabriel Champagne, M. Afr.
• * Bishop Peter Poreku Dery ; see below; future Cardinal
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Tamale
• * Archbishop Peter Poreku Dery ; see aboce
• * Archbishop Gregory Ebolawola Kpiebaya
• * Archbishop Philip Naameh since 2014.02.12

  Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier, appointed Bishop of Damongo in 2010

  Suffragan Dioceses

• Damongo
• Navrongo–Bolgatanga
• Wa
• Yendi