Holy Spirit Cathedral (Accra)

The Holy Spirit Cathedral in Accra, Ghana, is the main church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Accra.

Holy Spirit Cathedral
The cathedral, in 2022
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Location	Adabraka, Accra
Country	Ghana
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Holy Spirit Cathedral
History
Founded	1957; 68 years ago (1957)
Architecture
Years built	1952–1957
Groundbreaking	1952
Completed	1957; 68 years ago (1957)

The first proposal to build a Catholic cathedral in Accra came from Apostolic Delegate David Matthews in 1947. This was enthusiastically taken up by Adolph Noser who, in 1950, became the first Bishop of Accra. Following a lengthy search for a suitable site, land in the West Ridge area of Adabraka was purchased from the British crown and the Methodist Church.^[1]

The cathedral was designed by Joseph Jud and groundbreaking took place in 1952. The first services took place the following year, although the building did not then have a roof. It was completed and consecrated in 1957.^[1] In 1958, the cathedral was given its own parish.^[2]