John Baptist Attakruh

John Baptist Attakruh (born 13 October 1957) is a Ghanaian Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi in the Metropolitan Ecclesiastical Province of Cape Coast in Ghana. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis on 24 June 2021. He was consecrated as bishop and installed at Takoradi, Ghana on 24 September 2021. While still a priest, he served as apostolic administrator of Sekondi-Takoradi from 31 July 2020 until 24 Jun 2021.

Background and education John Baptist Attakruh was born on 13 October 1957 in Juabo, Diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi, Western Region in Ghana. He studied in his home area for his elementary school education. He studied at Saint Teresa's Minor Seminary in Elmina from 1972 until 1979. "He carried out his formation as a novice in the Society of Jesus in Benin City from 1980 until 1982". He studied philosophy at the Institut Saint Pierre Canisius in Kinshasa from 1982 until 1985. He then studied theology at Saint Peter's Regional Seminary in Cape Coast from 1985 until 1989. He studied at the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm in Rome, Italy from 1992 until 1995. He graduated from there with a Licentiate in liturgy. Later, he obtained a Master of Science degree in educational administration from St. John's University (New York City).

He was consecrated and installed at Takoradi on 24 September 2021. Principal Consecrator was Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński, Titular Archbishop of Limosano assisted by Philip Naameh, Archbishop of Tamale and John Bonaventure Kwofie, Archbishop of Accra.