Parish of St Sylvanus, Pokuase

The Roman Catholic parish of St. Sylvanus lies within the Accra suburb of Pokuase in Ghana.

Since he could not speak the English language, he was assisted by the catechist, Mr. William Amuzu Akado.

A piece of land was acquired from the Dodoo family for the erection of a permanent church building as the parishioners worshipped in school classrooms.

The late Archbishop Dominic Kodzo Andoh cut the sod for the building of a chapel in 1998.

The church was elevated to a rectorate in 2006 and the first Parochial Administrator is Rev Fr.

There are six outstations located at Amasaman, Sarpeiman, Medie, Adjen Kotoku, Ashalaja and Mayera.

This defeated the intention of the pioneers who wanted the church to serve the Amasaman, Fise, Agric.

In view of the protest, the church was moved to Pokuase and worshiped in the District Assembly School during the time of Fr.

1n 1982, the Holy Spirit Cathedral at Adabraka has oversight responsibility over St. Sylvanus and Rev Fr.Bobby Benson was placed in charge.

Alex Bobby Benson was made the Parish Priest of St. Kizito Catholic Church at Nima a suburb of Accra.

Benson suggested that the church should move back to the present site but the indigenous Gas were reluctant.

That very week, there was a great storm and the roof of the Local Council School was blown off.

Bobby Benson saw this as a divine intervention and the church moved back to the present site.

Albert Kretchmer (SVD) then resident at Nima and worked at the National Catholic Secretariat.

Benson's time that the firsts Corpu Christi celebrated at Kwashiekuma ma.

Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle who was the chaplain for Achimota College[4] joined the celebration of Corpus Christi at Kwashiekuma ma.

Benson introduced income generation ventures including crop farming and piggery.

Miguel Oppong took over from Fr Bobby Benson as Parish Priest of St. Kizito.

Father Benjamin Poku Donkor then working at the National Catholic Secretariat[6] celebrate mass at St Sylvanus Pokuase.

Charkitey and it was during his time that renovation work was started on the old school building but he could not complete it before he was transferred.

On 11 June 2006, the St. Sylvanus[7] was elevated to a rectorate and the first Parochial Administrator Fr.

Albert Gyapaning had a short stay and was transferred to St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Kaneshie.

A Parish Pastoral Council[9] was put in place to help administer the goods of the church.

The chairpersons of the Parish Pastoral Councils (PPC) were Mr. Robert Mensah and Mr. Francis Quartey (deceased), Mr. Sylvester Korang Amoako, Mr. George Aryee Armah, Mrs. Eunice Adams, Mr. George Amoah (1997-1999), Mrs. Felicia Oppong Nkrumah (1999-2002), Ms. Alice Saanuo (2002-2006)[10] and Mr. Albert Fynn(2007-2011).

Holy Family Church, Amamoley Oshuman Estate is attached to St. Sylvanus.