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The Holy '''Diocese of Ghana''' is a [[diocese]] under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and All Africa. Its territory includes the [[parish]]es and missions located in the nations of Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, and Gambia.
The missionary origins of the diocese date from 1983. The Diocese of Ghana was established by Patriarchal and Synodal decree in 1997. The missionary origins On [[November 30]], 1999, Bishop Panteleimon was elected the first [[bishop]] of Ghana and took up residence in the diocese date from 1983on [[January 18]], 2000. In 2004, Bishop Damaskinos succeeded him as the diocesan bishop.
On [[June 26]], 2008, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa opened the Seminary of the Holy Metropolis of Ghana to serve the theological education needs of the [[metropolis]].
==Ruling Bishops==
*Unknown [[Panteleimon (Lampadarios) of Ghana|Panteleimon (Lampadarios)]] 1997 1999 - 2004.*[[Damaskinos (Papandreou) of Ghana|Damaskinos (Papandreou)]] 2004-Present .
==SourceSources==
*[http://www.greekorthodox-alexandria.org/index.php?module=content&cid=0040021 Patriarchate of Alexandria Diocese website]
*[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/resources/hierarchs/alexandria/current/bio_panteleimon_lampadarios_bishop_ghana.htm Bishop Panteleimon (Lampadarios) of Ghana]
==External link==