Accra, Jan.30, GNA – The Very Reverend Dr Kotei Neequaye has been ordained and consecrated as the new Suffragan Bishop of Accra Diocese of the Anglican Church at an episcopal ordination consecration on Sunday.
He was elected as the Suffragan Bishop of Accra on 25th September 2021 by a Special Synod of Accra, in line with the constitution of the Anglican Communion.
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia was the Special Guest of Honour.
A Suffragan Bishop is a bishop in Anglican Communion who is a subordinate to a Metropolitan Bishop or Diocesan Bishop and so is not normally jurisdictional in the role.
The consecration was performed by the Most Reverend Dr Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith, Dean of the Church of the Province of West Africa and Bishop of Asante-Mampong and assisted by other bishops of the Province.
The new Suffragan Bishop subsequently took the Oath of Canonical Obedience as required by the Anglican Communion.
The Right Reverend Charles Mthetheleli May, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Highveld, South Africa, in a sermon, encouraged the new Suffragan Bishop to understand that God had called, anointed and empowered him to be a “Prisoner of Hope” to the diocese, the country and to the world.
He should, therefore, bind and heal the broken-hearted and bring restoration to humanity through the power of the holy spirit.
Very Rev. Dr Neequaye was born on 25th March 1959 to Albert Amon Neequaye and Mrs Christiana Amarquaye.
He had his primary education at the James Town Primary School, Accra. He then went to Ebenezer Secondary School, Accra.
Young Neequaye earned a certificate in Ministry and a Diploma in Theology from the Trinity Theological Seminary, University of Ghana, in 1986.
He gained full scholarship to pursue a Bachelor of Theology Honours degree at the Nottingham, England, through the St. John’s College, in 1993.
He earned a Master of Philosophy Degree from the University of Ghana and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Pretoria, South Africa in 2014.
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