Justice Akrofi
Justice Akrofi | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of West Africa, Bishop of Accra | |
| Church | Church of the Province of West Africa |
| Predecessor | Robert Okine |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1996 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1942 |
Justice Ofei Akrofi (born 1942) is a Ghanaian Anglican Bishop. He is the former Anglican Bishop of Accra (Ghana) and former archbishop (primate) of the Church of the Province of West Africa. He was elected to that position in 2003, which he held until 2012.[1] The archbishop is married to physician Maria Eugenia Akrofi and they have two children.
Education
Akrofi studied in Ghana and in the United States at Central Connecticut State College (University), receiving B.Sc. and M.Ed. degrees, and Yale where he graduated in 1976 with a Master of Divinity degree. Later, he taught at Cape Coast University and the University of Ghana before serving as dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Accra and later as Bishop of Accra from 1996 to 2012. In 2000, Akrofi received an honorary doctorate from Central Connecticut State University.
Anglican realignment
References
External links
- Bio page from the Anglican Communion
