William Porter (archbishop)

William Thomas Porter, S.M.A. (14 May 1887 – 16 June 1966) 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.[1][2][3]

He was appointed Prefect Apostolic of Northern Nigeria (now the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna) in 1930, serving until, he was appointed vicar apostolic (as well as titular bishop of Urusi) on 25 April 1933 and archbishop on 18 Apr 1950. He retired as archbishop on 15 May 1959.[3]

Schools

In 1936, Porter established a Roman Catholic secondary school, St. Augustine's College in Cape Coast.[4] He also established several Roman Catholic youth groups.

References

  1. ^ "Bishop William Thomas Porter (5th Vicar 1933-1960)". Archdiocese of Cape Coast, Ghana. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Monseigneur William Porter". Society of African Missions. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Archbishop William Thomas Porter, S.M.A. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. ^ Johns, St. "St. John's School, Sekondi-Ghana". St Johns School. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.


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