Ghana has a land area that is equivalent to that of Great Britain with a population of about 28 million. About 15 percent of Ghana's population is Catholic while 69 percent is Christian. These include denominations like the Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist, Pentecostal and Charismatic churches.

The Catholic Church in Ghana has a long history dating as far back as 1482. However, it was in the 19th century that the church began to gain roots. This was due to the pioneering work of one Sir James Marshall who, realizing the absence of the Catholic Church in the then-Gold Coast, requested missionaries from the Office of the Propagation of the Faith in Rome. Two priests, Fathers August Moreau and Eugene Murat, both priests from the Society of African Missions, were duly sent in 1880.

From these humble beginnings, the Catholic Church grew in numbers and administrative structures. From being an Apostolic Prefecture of the Gold Coast in 1879, the Catholic Church in Ghana can now boast of four archdioceses, 15 dioceses and one vicariate apostolic. All the bishops of the various archdioceses and dioceses are Ghanaians, underlining the roots the church has gained within the local population of Ghana. The church has had two of her sons appointed cardinal-deacons: His Eminence Cardinal Peter K. Appiah-Turkson, the current president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, and the late Cardinal Peter Dery.

Apart from meeting the needs of the faithful in the various dioceses with the celebration of the various sacraments and the proclamation of the Word of God, the Catholic Church in Ghana also provides social services to both believers and non-believers alike. These are in the areas of education, health, and justice and peace.

It is within the womb of the Catholic Church in Ghana that I was born. My parents are both Catholic. According to my primary schoolmates and my parents, I had always wanted to be a priest. The desire was however, nurtured by family prayer and the devotion of my parents, especially that of my father to the Virgin Mary.

Another factor that helped nurture my faith was the Catholic community I grew up in, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. The liveliness of the Sunday worship, the parochial focus on the growth and development of the youth in general and the great work done by Youth and Vocations Team helped in my keeping the focus on my goal, the Catholic priesthood.

I enlisted for formation in the seminary with the aim of knowing and loving God better and bringing many others to know, love and serve him. Seven years of formation in spirituality, philosophy and theology entrenched within me this aim and looking back after almost 10 years priestly service, I can say, with God's grace, that the Lord has seen me through and will remain faithful to his promises to me.