Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi

Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi S.M.A. (born 9 October 1964) is a Ghanaian-born Roman Catholic prelate who was appointed Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Berbérati, in the Central African Republic on 25 April 2026. Before that, from 14 May 2012 until 25 April 2026, he served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Berbérati. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis. His consecration took place on 22 July 2012, by the hands of Fernando Cardinal Filoni, Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in San Giovanni di Dio. On 25 April 2026, Pope Leo XIV elevated the diocese of Berbérati to an archdiocese and appointed the local ordinary, Bishop Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A., as the founding Archbishop of the new Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province.

Background and education He was born on 9 October 1964 in Kadjebi-Akan, Diocese of Jasikan, Volta Region, in Ghana. He carried out his national civil service, then he became a member of the Society of African Missions (S.M.A.). He studied philosophy in the Accra Diocesan Seminary in Accra, Ghana. He studied at an institution in Cavali, Benin for his "year of spirituality". He then carried out his "pastoral apprenticeship" in Bèlèmboké in the Diocese of Berbérati, Central African Republic. He studied theology at the Anyama Interdiocesan Major Seminary in Anyama, Ivory Coast.

Priest On 29 June 1996, he took his perpetual vows as a member of the Society of African Missions (SMA). He received priestly ordination on 12 July 1997. He served as a priest until 14 May 2012. While a priest, he served in various roles and locations, including:

On 25 April 2026, Pope Leo XIV elevated the Diocese of Berberati to the Archdiocese of Berbérati. The Holy Father appointed Bishop Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi S.M.A., the local ordinary of the previous diocese as the pioneer Archbishop of the new Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province.