Gabriel Edoe Kumordji

Gabriel Edoe Kumordji S.V.D. (born 24 March 1956) is a Ghanaian Catholic prelate who is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Keta-Akatsi in Ghana since 16 March 2017. Before that, from 19 January 2010 until 16 March 2017, he was Apostolic Vicar of the Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Donkorkrom in Ghana. He was consecrated bishop on 17 April 2010. He was appointed Titular Bishop of Ita and served as such, concurrently while apostolic vicar of Donkorkrom. The Holy Father transferred him to the diocese of Keta-Akatsi and appointed him as the local ordinary there on 16 March 2017. He was installed there on 13 May 2017. He is a member of the Society of the Divine Word.

Background and education He was born on 24 March 1956 in Accra, Archdiocese of Accra, Ghana. He attended Amamomo Primary School and Sacred Heart Parish Primary School in Korle-Worko, Accra. He studied at Mamprobi Sempe 7 Middle School at Mamprobi in Accra, for his middle school education. He studied at Saint Thomas Aquinas Secondary School in Accra for his secondary school education. In 1976, he entered Saint Victor's Major Seminary in Tamale. While there, he became a member of the Society of the Divine Word. He holds a Master's degree in pastoral studies from Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois, United States, where he studied from 1991 until 1993. He also holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Religious Formation from St. Louis University in Missouri. From 2001 to 2005, he studied at Fuller Theological Seminary at Pasadena, California, United States, graduating with a Master's degree and a Doctorate in Inter-Cultural Studies.

Priest He professed to be a member of the Society of the Divine Word on 8 December 1980. On 14 July 1985, he was ordained a priest of that religious Order by Dominic Kodwo Andoh, Bishop of Accra. He served as priest until 19 January 2010.

Bishop On 19 January 2010, the Holy See elevated the Apostolic Prefecture of Donkorkrom in Ghana, to the Apostolic Vicariate of Donkorkrom. Father Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, the Apostolic Prefect was elevated to Apostolic Vicar and Titular Bishop of Ita.