William Porter (archbishop)


William Thomas Porter, S.M.A. was an English Roman Catholic missionary priest, bishop and archbishop, who served as Vicar Apostolic of Gold Coast and later Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast in present-day Ghana. He was appointed vicar apostolic on 25 April 1933 and archbishop on 18 Apr 1950. He retired as archbishop on 15 May 1959.

Schools

In 1936, Porter established a Roman Catholic secondary school, St. Augustine's College in Cape Coast.
He also established several Roman Catholic youth groups.